The coral island
Subtitle: a tale of the Pacific Ocean
By: R.M. Ballantyne ; edited with an introduction by J.S. Bratton.
Contributors: Bratton, J. S.
Series: The World's classics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Shipwrecks -- Fiction.; Survival -- Fiction.; Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.; Islands -- Fiction.
Description: In this adult edition of the children's classic, three English boys, shipwrecked on a deserted island, create an idyllic society despite typhoons, wild hogs, and hostile visitors. Then evil pirates kidnap one of the youths whose adventures continue among the South Sea Islands.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxiii]-xxiv).