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The Beach of Dreams (1919) is a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.
Although he is more widely known for his novel The Blue Lagoon (1908), which inspired the 1980 hit drama starring Brooke Shields, Stacpoole was a prolific bestselling author whose dozens of literary works allow the reader to enter the world of nautical adventure. “It was as though deep in his being lay a blazing hatred born of injustice through ages and only coming to light when upborne by balloon-juice.
On these occasions a saloon bar with its glitter and phantom show of mirth and prosperity sometimes called on him to dispense and destroy it, the passion to fight the crowd seized him, a passion that has its origin, perhaps, in sources other than alcohol.” In his youth, Henry De Vere Stacpoole sailed across the South Pacific as a ship’s doctor, gathering the raw imaginative materials that would inspire dozens of romance and adventure novels.
In The Beach of Dreams, a yacht collides with a fishing vessel in the middle of the South Pacific, leaving few alive.
The survivors—a rich woman and a pair of weathered sailors—attempt to survive on a nearby island, but soon the men prove impossible to trust.
In her darkest hour, Cléo de Bromsart encounters Raft, a brash and brave fisherman with striking red hair and a hatred of injustice.
Together, they form an alliance against the elements and await their day of rescue.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry De Vere Stacpoole’s The Beach of Dreams is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:West Margin Press
- Publication Date:24/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781513136660
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:West Margin Press
- Publication Date:24/02/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781513136660