ltpgtltIgtThe Blue LagoonltIgt 1908 is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole The first in a trilogy of novels including ltIgtThe Garden of GodltIgt 1923 and ltIgtThe Gates of MorningltIgt 1925 ltIgtThe Blue LagoonltIgt is a story of romance and adventure inspired by the authors travels in the South Pacific A total of five films have been adapted from the novel including the hit 1980 drama of the same name starring Brooke Shields quotThe Pacific slept a vast vague swell flowing from far away down south under the night lifted the ltIgtNorthumberlandltIgt on its undulations to the rattling sound of the reef points and the occasional creak of the rudder whilst overhead near the fiery arch of the Milky Way hung the Southern Cross like a broken kitequot When a terrible shipwreck leaves them stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific Dick and Emmeline Lestrange are merely children Paddy Button the ships cook and the only other survivor takes it upon himself to train them in the ways of survival teaching the arts of fishing and pearl diving to ensure the youths know how to take full advantage of a hostile environment When Paddy dies from alcoholism Dick and Emmeline are more than prepared to fend for themselves but as they grow into young adulthood a strange sense of desire starts to take holdltpgtSince our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book ltpgtWith thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globeltpgt
