R. M. Ballantyne
(Robert Michael Ballantyne)
Author,Illustrator
(1825 - 1894)
Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish writer of juvenile fiction and wrote over 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy. He belonged to a famous family of printers and publishers.
Bibliography
The Coral Island (1858)
Three young men are shipwrecked on a desert island in the south Pacific. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
The Coral Island (1950)
Although stranded on a South Pacific Island, three boys make it an adventure.