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The Coral Island

a tale of the Pacific Ocean

by Robert Michael Ballantyne, Ralph Crane, George Dalziel, Edward Dalziel · June 1977

Cover of The Coral Island
Popularity 40

A nineteenth century adventure story of three teenaged boys shipwrecked on a Pacific island. At first they lead an idyllic life but this is soon interrupted by the arrival on the island of rival Polynesian war parties and then pirates. After various adventures the boys find themselves in possession of the pirate’s ship and can sail for home.

FictionAdventure and adventurersShipwrecksJuvenile fictionSurvivalIslandsSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksAdventure storiesConduct of lifePiratesBoysFiction, general