Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Coral IslandISBN13:9781515211891ISBN10:1515211894Author:Robert Michael Ballantyne (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - The Coral Island: A Tale Of The Pacific Ocean (1858) Is A Novel Written By Scottish Author R M Ballantyne One Of The First Works Of Juvenile Fiction To Feature Exclusively Juvenile Heroes, The Story Relates The Adventures Of Three Boys Marooned On A South Pacific Island, The Only Survivors Of A Shipwreck A Typical Robinsonade - A Genre Of Fiction Inspired By Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe - And One Of The Most Popular Of Its Type, The Book First Went On Sale In Late 1857 And Has Never Been Out Of Print Among The Novel's Major Themes Are The Civilising Effect Of Christianity, 19Th-Century British Imperialism In The South Pacific, And The Importance Of Hierarchy And Leadership It Was The Inspiration For William Golding's Dystopian Novel Lord Of The Flies (1954), Which Inverted The Morality Of The Coral Island; In Ballantyne's Story The Children Encounter Evil, But In Lord Of The Flies Evil Is Within Them In The Early 20Th Century, The Novel Was Considered A Classic For Primary School Children Of Britain, And In The United States It Was A Staple Of High-School Suggested Reading Lists; Modern Critics, However, Consider The Book's Worldview To Be Dated And Imperialist Although Less Popular Today, The Coral Island Was Adapted Into A Four-Part Children's Television Drama Broadcast By Itv In 2000 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2015-07-23Weight:0.36 lbsDimensions:0.25'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:104Language:English
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Book Title: Coral Island
Number of Pages: 104 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Literary
Item Height: 0.3 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Author: Robert Michael Robert Michael Ballantyne
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback