His best known work is the 1908 romance novel the blue lagoon, which has been adapted into movies on five occasions. His life and times, 14311463, and more on thriftbooks. Atkins as richard dicky in the book, in which they are two fictional english children. A small boy and girl and the ships cook survive a shipwreck and wash up on a tropical island. 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 starts out with the passengers and crew on a ship having to abandon it after it catches fire. Blue lagoon but please dont judge this book because its. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your.
The novel is about two young children and a galley cook who are the survivors of a shipwreck in the south pacific. The story centers on two cousins, dicky and emmeline lestrange, who are marooned with a galley cook on an island in the south pacific following a shipwreck. As children, they are cared for by paddy button, a portly sailor who drinks himself to death after only two and a half years in paradise. A ships doctor for more than forty years, stacpoole set most of his novels in the south pacific, a region he was familiar with from his travels. Ihvs001, the blue lagoon, 1908, 2, 540k, ebook, download pdf the.
Published in, the blue lagoon was an instant success. The sequel picks up precisely where the first book left off, with arthur lestrange in the ship. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The film stars brooke shields and christopher atkins. Blue lagoon by stacpoole, first edition abebooks passion for books. His best known work is the 1908 romance novel the blue lagoon, which has been adapted into feature films on five occasions. The story of the blue lagoon 1908 continues in the garden of god 1923 and the gates of morning 1925. The blue lagoon is the story of two cousins, dicky and emmeline lestrange, stranded on a remote island with a beautiful lagoon. Mr button was seated on a seachest with a fiddle under his.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Love blossoms amid a tropical paradise in this tale of two children stranded on a remote south pacific island. His first novel, the intended, was published in 1894, but received little recognition. His best known work is the 1908 romance novel the blue lagoon, which has been adapted into multiple films. Publication date 1908 topics oceania fiction publisher. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. After a brief career as a ships doctor, which took h. In the victorian period, two young cousins, richard and emmeline lestrange, and a galley cook, paddy bu. It is the first novel of the blue lagoon trilogy, which also includes the garden of god 1923 and the gates of morning 1925. It is the first sequel to his bestselling novel the blue lagoon 1908, and continued with the gates of morning 1925. They stood on a remote island with a beautiful lagoon. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the kindle, smartphones and other mobile devices with a small display. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the kindle, pda, smartphone, and other electronic readers. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project.
Apr 09, 2016 the story of the blue lagoon 1908 continues in the garden of god 1923 and the gates of morning 1925. A romance is based on the 1908 first american edition published by j. A ships doctor for more than forty years, stacpoole was also an expert on the south pacific islands. It is the first novel of the blue lagoon trilogy, which also includes the garden of god and the gates of morning. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A boat containing a boy and girl and an irishman loses contact with the other boats due to a fog. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue lagoon. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store.
The garden of god was adapted into the film return to the blue lagoon plot summary. His best known work is romance novel the blue lagoon, which has been adapted to film on several occasions. His best known work is the 1908 romance novel the blue lagoon, which has been adapted into feature films on three occasions. His lyrical descriptions of the restless sea, the enchanting desert island, and the charming young lovers are complemented by captivating images envisioned by a master from the golden age of illustration, willy pogany. On a journey to san francisco, richard, his father and cousin emmeline find themselves on a ship about to explode. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.