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The Blue Lagoon

H. de Vere Stacpoole · 1908 · Adventure, Romance

After a shipboard disaster, two children and an Irish sailor reach a remote South Pacific lagoon, where survival becomes a long education in the rhythms, resources and perils of an isolated world.

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This edition

Title
The Blue Lagoon
Author
H. de Vere Stacpoole (1863–1951)
First published
1908
Illustrated plates
94 original artworks · 24 open to everyone
Chapters
49 · about 62,338 words
Reading time
4 h 9 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
August 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

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