The Coral Island & The Gorilla Hunters (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Adventure Classics: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean & A Tale of the Wilds of AfricaBy R. M. Ballantyne
Length21h 18m
About this audiobook
Uniting two of R. M. Ballantyne's most influential adventure narratives, The Coral Island & The Gorilla Hunters follows resourceful boys through shipwreck, survival, encounter, and expedition. The Coral Island is a classic Victorian Robinsonade, combining brisk incident, moral clarity, and exotic description; The Gorilla Hunters extends its heroes' careers into African exploration. Together they reveal the energies and assumptions of nineteenth-century juvenile fiction: Christian earnestness, imperial confidence, fascination with natural history, and a prose style at once didactic, picturesque, and rapidly paced. R. M. Ballantyne, born in Edinburgh in 1825, drew much of his imaginative authority from youthful service with the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. His firsthand experience of frontier life, travel, and practical hardship shaped his lifelong commitment to adventure writing for young readers. Though he often wrote from within the colonial attitudes of his age, his books also display a craftsman's interest in geography, animal life, courage, discipline, and the moral education of youth. This volume is recommended to readers of classic adventure, Victorian literature, and the history of children's fiction. It offers excitement and historical insight in equal measure, inviting modern readers to enjoy its narrative vitality while critically considering the worldview that produced it.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length21 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Coral Island & The Gorilla Hunters (Annotated)
10The Gorilla Hunters (pt. 1)
2Introduction
11The Gorilla Hunters (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
12The Gorilla Hunters (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
13The Gorilla Hunters (pt. 4)
5The Coral Island (pt. 1)
14The Gorilla Hunters (pt. 5)
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6The Coral Island (pt. 2)
15Analysis
7The Coral Island (pt. 3)
16Reflection
8The Coral Island (pt. 4)
17Memorable Quotes
9The Coral Island (pt. 5)
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