Macdonald, Robert M. (Robert MacLauchlan)

The pearl lagoons, or, The lost chief / by Robert Macdonald. (London : S.W. Partridge & Co., [1911?])

Part of the appeal of books from this period lies in the coloured cloth covers, from the vivid scene of two men being attacked by sharks on the cover of Adventures in the South Pacific, to the boy about to be lowered in a bathysphere on the cover of The Pearl Lagoon, and the idyllic scene of the steamer reflected in the calm waters on the cover of The Island Traders.

They were written to entertain, educate, and edify their young readers. Frank Elias’s book for example sets out the heroic but tragic fate of the Rev. Williams (see item 28 for a factual account) while giving details of the culture of the New Hebrides and the better life the natives could enjoy as Christians.

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