Description
Shipwrecked on route to Australia, the passengers and crew of the Pacific, under the command of the capable Masterman Ready, find themselves stranded on an uninhabited tropical island. With great ingenuity and resourcefulness they make the best of their strange new home and come to learn of the island's many treasures --and hidden dangers.
Captain Frederick Marryat saw much active service during his illustrious naval career and obtained abundant materials for his novels and stories, which he began publishing after his retiral from the Navy in 1830.
ISBN:9781854712486
