The Blue Lagoon

by Henry Stacpoole

Overview

The Blue Lagoon is a romance novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole, first published in 1908. The novel is the first of the Blue Lagoon trilogy, the second being The Garden of God (1923) and the third being The Gates of Morning (1925). It has inspired several film adaptations, most notably The Blue Lagoon starring Brooke Shields as Emmaline and Christopher Atkins as Richard (Dick in the book.)

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940149358731
Publisher:	Bronson Tweed Publishing
Publication date:	06/04/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	242 KB

About the Author

Henry De Vere Stacpoole (9 April 1863 � 12 April 1951) was an Irish author, born in Kingstown (now D�n Laoghaire). His best known work is the 1908 romance novel The Blue Lagoon, which has been adapted into feature films on five occasions. He also wrote under the pseudonym Tyler De Saix.

A ship's doctor for more than forty years, Stacpoole was also an expert on the South Pacific islands. His books frequently contained detailed descriptions of the natural life and civilizations with which he had become familiar on those islands.

He moved to the Isle of Wight in the 1920s and lived there until his death. He was buried at Bonchurch in 1951.