ALL TIME GREAT CLASSICS THE CORAL ISLANDS

The classic has been written at the height of the British empire. It relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific Island, the only survivors of a shipwreck. It is a typical Robinsonade-a genre of fiction inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and one of the most popular classics of its type.

The major themes of the novel are the civilizing effect of Christianity, the spread of trade in the Pacific and the importance of hierarchy and leadership. The novel was voted one of the top twenty Scottish novels at the 15th International World Wide We Conference 2006