The Blue Lagoon

Two young cousins, Dick and Emmeline, are shipwrecked on a lush South Pacific island after their ship burns at sea. An old sailor looks after them at first, but once he dies the children are left entirely alone. Cut off from the adult world, they grow up wild and unschooled, learning the island’s rhythms and slowly discovering love and desire with no one to name it for them. Henry de Vere Stacpoole’s 1908 romance became one of the era’s most talked-about books, prized for its tropical scenery and controversial for its frank treatment of natural innocence. Its blend of survival, adventure, and awakening feeling has kept it in print and inspired several film versions. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings the full novel to new readers.