The Coral Island

The Coral Island

R. M. Ballantyne, scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894)


This ebook presents «The Coral Island», from R. M. Ballantyne. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- Beginning—My early life and character

-03- The departure

-04- The Coral Island

-05- We examine into our personal property

-06- Morning, and cogitations connected therewith

-07- An excursion into the interior in which we make many valuable and interesting discoveries

-08- Jack’s ingenuity

-09- The beauties of the bottom of the sea tempt Peterkin to dive

-10- Prepare for a journey round the island

-11- Make discovery of many excellent roots and fruits

-12- Effects of overeating, and reflections thereon

-13- Something wrong with the tank

-14- Notable discovery at the spouting cliffs

-15- Strange peculiarity of the tides

-16- Boat-building extraordinary

-17- The boat launched

-18- A monster wave and its consequences

-19- An awful storm and its consequences

-20- Shoemaking

-21- Intercourse with the savages

-22- Sagacious and moral remarks in regard to life

-23- I fall into the hands of pirates

-24- Bloody Bill—Dark surmises

-25- Bloody Bill is communicative and sagacious

-26- The sandal-wood party

-27- Mischief brewing

-28- Reflections

-29- Alone on the deep

-30- The effect of a cannon-shot

-31- The voyage

-32- A strange and bloody battle

-33- An unexpected discovery, and a bold, reckless defiance, with its consequences

-34- The flight

-35- Imprisonment

-36- Thirty Five.