R. M. Ballantyne (1825–1894)
Autore di The Coral Island
Sull'Autore
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Serie
Opere di R. M. Ballantyne
Hunted and Harried: A Tale of the Scottish Covenanters (R. M. Ballantyne Collection) (1892) 81 copie
Selected Works 3 copie
Jim Greely The North Sea Skipper, The Original Short Story: (R M Ballantyne Masterpiece Collection) (2015) 2 copie
An Author's Adventures 2 copie
The Burglars and the Parson, The Original Short Story: (R M Ballantyne Masterpiece Collection) (2015) 2 copie
Reuben's Luck 1 copia
A Double Rescue 1 copia
Jack Frost and Son's 1 copia
BALLANTYNE OMNIBUS FOR BOYS 1 copia
Shipwrecked 1 copia
The Coral Island & The Gorilla Hunters: Adventure Classics: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean & A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (2019) 1 copia
Chit-Chat by a Motherly Cat — Autore — 1 copia
Tales of Adventure on the Sea 1 copia
The Coxswains Bride 1 copia
Opere correlate
Saga Six Pack 5 – Erling the Bold, Big Peter and Little Peter, The Saga of Harald Hardrade, The Master Thief, A Sea… (2015) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
The Great Bonanza — Collaboratore — 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Ballantyne, R. M.
- Nome legale
- Ballantyne, Robert Michael
- Data di nascita
- 1825-04-24
- Data di morte
- 1894-02-08
- Luogo di sepoltura
- The Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Rome, Italy
- Luogo di residenza
- Canada
Scotland, UK
Harrow, London, England, UK - Istruzione
- The Edinburgh Academy
- Attività lavorative
- writer
artist
trader (Hudson's Bay Company|1841-1847)
publishing (Messrs Constable|??-1856) - Relazioni
- Ballantyne, James (uncle)
- Organizzazioni
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Breve biografia
- Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author who wrote more than 100 books.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 122
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 3,805
- Popolarità
- #6,664
- Voto
- 3.3
- Recensioni
- 128
- ISBN
- 862
- Lingue
- 9
- Preferito da
- 3
I remember reading this as a boy and loving it. Rereading it as an adult, I was surprised by how much religious content it has, much more than I remembered.
Anyway, the language is a bit old-fashioned, but it was a very readable bestseller in its time and it's still quite readable now. The story has two parts: in the first part the boys are alone in their island, and in the second part they have contact with the natives. It's the first part that I love, with its idyllic tale of adventure, exploration and survival in a beautiful environment. This is no Lord of the Flies. The boys are civilized and good friends, and they do well in the bountiful desert island.
The second half of the book feels more aged, with religious references and the natives being portrayed as cannibalistic savages without any regard for our modern political correctness. Not that the depiction is completely inaccurate, since the natives of those islands were by all accounts rather savage, but it is exaggerated here in a sensationalist and condescending Victorian manner, at least in the way natives became perfectly pleasant and civilized whenever they were converted to Christianity.
In any case, the action is fast and there's no room for boredom. It's a ripping yarn. It's easy to see how it captured the imaginations of generations of young readers. I enjoyed the adventures, but what makes it worth reading nowadays is the blissful first half when the boys are stranded in their private paradise.… (altro)