{"product_id":"the-coral-island-valancourt-classics-9781943910021","title":"The Coral Island (Valancourt Classics)","description":"Three 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  \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447254782226,"sku":"9781943910021","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06caef3a-2cf3-4d80-a4c2-273e8c6a7124.jpg?v=1729713155","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-coral-island-valancourt-classics-9781943910021","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}