The Island Queen
R. M. Ballantyne
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The story of Dominic, Otto and Pauline Rigonda, three siblings who are blown onto an island after being shipwrecked, and are later joined by the immigrant passengers and crew of a ship that is wrecked on the same island. When the question of government comes up, the little colony chooses a queen, and they work on improving the island for some time, despite internal dissensions, and an attack by savages. But eventually the colony encounters natural forces it cannot resist, and the queen and her family return to England, hopefully to live "happily ever after". - Summary by Alayna May (5 hr 19 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 1: The Open Boat | 17:13 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 2: Wrecked on a Reef | 23:40 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 3: Explorations and Discoveries | 25:37 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 4: Difficulties Met and Overcome | 25:12 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 5: Stirring Events and Changes | 29:09 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Chapter 6: Shipwrecked Emigrants and Horrified Conspirators | 30:46 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Chapter 7: Treats of Big Island: A Great Fight and a Royal Family | 22:50 | Read by Esther ben Simonides |
| Chapter 8: The Coronation—Crown-Making Deliberations, Ceremonials, and Catastr… | 34:35 | Read by Xenablue |
| Chapter 9: Shows how they were tormented by an Old Familiar Fiend; How they ki… | 30:28 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Chapter 10: Describes a Rescue, a Conspiracy, and a Trial | 24:55 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 11: Shows how the Queen Conducted herself in Trying Circumstances, and… | 26:45 | Read by Rachel |
| Chapter 12: Last Chapter | 27:56 | Read by Rachel |
Reviews
Excellent!!
Luella
I love this book! Rachel, especially, reads it wonderfully! And unlike another reviewer, I didn't think it was anything like Coral Island, even though the overall situation is similar. And this book was way better! (In my opinion).
funny
Kim
this is a wonderful book and all the readers are fine.
Vince P.
Fun little story, great for passing the time while commuting.
Elsie Reads
soewhat to smooth, almost sickly sweet
Excellent story and very enjoyable readers
ReCat
Very similar to Coral island
Avid listener
Listened to Coral Island prior to this and there are so many similarities it's like listening to the same book twice, If you've read/ heard one dont bother with the other. 3 shipwrecked youngsters,finding a cave, coconut water, killing piglets with stones, making a raft etc etc