num_pages: 32
description: A fictionalised account of the fate of William D'Oyle and Jack Ireland, survivors of the shipwrecked Charles Eaton in Torres Strait in 1834. After a terrible massacre of the remainder of the passengers and crew, the two boys were spared by the Islanders and allowed to live among them. Then two years after the shipwreck, they were eventually found and returned to England. A sophisticated picture book. Suggested level: primary.
language: English
title: The Castaways of the Charles Eaton
titlecomplete: The Castaways of the Charles Eaton
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Lothian