{"product_id":"the-coral-island-valancourt-classics-paperback-2","title":"The Coral Island (Valancourt Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Michael Ballantyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRalph Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree teenage boys, the sole survivors of a shipwreck, find themselves marooned on a deserted island in the South Pacific. With little more than a telescope and a broken knife, the youths must find food and shelter and learn to survive. But though the coral island is a tropical paradise, full of natural beauty and exotic fruits and wildlife, dangers and adventures abound: sharks, pirates, and even bloodthirsty cannibals  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scottish-born R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) wrote more than ninety books for young people during the Victorian era, the most famous of which is \u003ci\u003eThe Coral Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1857), a tale whose popularity has proved so enduring that it has never been out of print. A thrilling story in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e and a key influence on later classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e and William Golding's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Coral Island\u003c\/i\u003e is presented here in a new scholarly edition that includes the unabridged text of the first British edition, a new introduction and notes by Ralph Crane and Lisa Fletcher, and the original illustrations by the author.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254427468025,"sku":"9781943910021","price":39.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/22g7J2MhQV9781943910021_ed14b301-8a3d-4d86-8804-aea1bc481bc4.webp?v=1768713039","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-coral-island-valancourt-classics-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}