The Island: Novels of Castaways, Romance, and Desert Islands

by Daniel Defoe, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Michael Ballantyne, Jean Rudolph Wyss

Overview

This collection contains 6 classic novels featuring castaways, romance, and desert islands! The Collection has been formatted for optimal viewing on the Nook and is equipped with an active Table of Contents for smooth navigation! The collection includes the following novels:

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by Robert Michael Ballantyne
The Swiss Family Robinson by Jean Rudolph Wyss
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere Stacpoole
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
The Island Of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013621381
Publisher:	A & L eBooks
Publication date:	08/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) was an English author best known for his adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe, that he wrote later in life. A prolific writer, Defoe authored several books on economics, history, biography and crime. He pursued a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent and political pamphleteer, but is best remembered for his fiction. Daniel Defoe's other widely read books include Roxana, Moll Flanders and A Journal of the Plague Year. The name of the Robinson Crusoe Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, was inspired by Defoe's famous story.