The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean

TitleThe Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
Year for Search1858
AuthorsBallantyne, R[obert] M[ichael](1825-94)
Tertiary AuthorsBallantyne, R. M.
Date Published1858
PublisherT. Nelson & Sons
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale author, Scottish author
Annotation

Children’s Robinsonade that closely follows the structure of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1718) but with three boys who are shipwrecked on an idyllic island.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. London: James Nisbet, 1863; and London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1883. Critical ed. Ed. J. S. Bratton. Oxford, Eng.: Oxford University Press, 1990 with an “Introduction” by the editor (vii-xxvii).

Illustration

Illus. by the author.

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Scottish author (1825-94)

Full Text

1858 Ballantyne, R[obert] M[ichael] (1825-94). The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean. Illus. by the author. London: T. Nelson & Sons. Rpt. London: James Nisbet, 1863; and London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1883. Critical ed. Ed. J. S. Bratton. Oxford, Eng.: Oxford University Press, 1990 with an “Introduction” by the editor (vii-xxvii). PSt

Children’s Robinsonade that closely follows the structure of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1718) but with three boys who are shipwrecked on an idyllic island.