# The Coral Island

By R. M. Ballantyne.

"The Coral Island" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel published in 1857. Three boys survive a shipwreck and find themselves marooned on a South Pacific island, where they must navigate adventures and encounters in an unfamiliar world. A pioneering work of juvenile fiction featuring exclusively young heroes, this Robinsonade explores themes of Christianity, imperialism, and leadership. The novel later inspired William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," which dramatically inverted its moral perspective on childhood and civilization. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction; Islands -- Juvenile fiction; Pirates -- Juvenile fiction; Camping -- Juvenile fiction; Natural history -- Juvenile fiction; Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction; Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction; Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction; Oceania -- Juvenile fiction; Robinsonades

[Read it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/gutenberg/21721/read)
[Plain text](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/api/books/gutenberg/21721/text)

## Audiobooks of it

- [Coral Island](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/3144) by R. M. Ballantyne (10 h 37 min, English)

From Project Gutenberg. Public domain in the United States.