{"product_id":"the-coral-island-9781481275125","title":"The Coral Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R. M. Ballantyne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Coral Island' by R. M. Ballantyne is a forgotten adventure classic that deserves to be remembered, and not merely because it holds an interesting place in literary history: William Golding's classic first novel Lord of the Flies was written at least in part as an \"answer\" to, as a criticism of Ballantyne's optimistic, almost idyllic tale of three young boys shipwrecked on a south sea island. Ballantyne spins an exciting tale of shipwreck and survival, of encounters with cannibals and pirates that holds up remarkably well for its age of nearly a century and a half. A rousing adventure, it is a marvelous tale of buccaneers and sailing ships, high adventure and boyhood courage in the in the best traditions of R.L. Stephensons Kidnapped or Treasure Island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45504825229463,"sku":"9781481275125","price":1212.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781481275125.webp?v=1767674187","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-coral-island-9781481275125","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}