Leila; or, The island

Leila; or, The island

This Robinsonade about a young girl and her family marooned on an island after a shipwreck was written by Scottish author Ann Fraser Tytler, followed by two more stories featuring the same characters. The novel has heavy religious overtones.

Ann Fraser Tytler

Pictured text is held by the University of California and available in its entirety through Hathi Trust Digital Library

Pictured text is Boston: Crosby and Nichols, circa 1853

Originally published 1839; Circulated in the Caribbean 1870

Courtney Weikle-Mills

Public domain

English

Novel