Description

The Coral Island is an adventure novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. The story follows three young boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, who are shipwrecked on a deserted island in the South Pacific. The boys must learn to survive on the island, overcoming challenges such as finding food and shelter, building a boat, and defending themselves against hostile natives.As they explore the island, they discover a hidden cave filled with treasure and encounter a group of mutineers who have taken over a ship. The boys must use their wits and bravery to outsmart the mutineers and protect their island home.Throughout the novel, the boys learn important life lessons about friendship, courage, and the power of nature. The Coral Island is a classic adventure tale that has inspired generations of readers with its exciting plot and timeless themes.WHAT a joyful thing it is to awaken, on a fresh glorious morning, and find the rising sun staring into your face with dazzling brilliancy! - to see the birds twittering in the bushes, and to hear the murmuring of a rill, or the soft hissing ripples as they fall upon the sea-shore! At any time and in any place such sights and sounds are most charming, but more especially are they so when one awakens to them, for the fist time, in a novel and romantic situation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.