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The Coral Island
- 256 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1858
- 473 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
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.
Good for readers who want: adventure, a survival story, and a book they can read free online.
- Adventure
- Survival
- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
- Shipwreck survival
- Camping
- Natural history
- Survival skills
- Outdoor life
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Read it on the Internet Archive3 About Robert Michael Ballantyne
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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