Isle of Escape - A Story of the South Seas by Mclaren, Jack - 1936

London: Rich and Cowan, 1936. fading to spine and some minor marks to boards and a little bumping to lower corner tips. Internally there is one page slightly loose and the odd foxing spot else a clean copy. 254 pages. Fourth edition new and revised (first was 1926). The book was made into a film with the same title in 1930 by Warner Bros. starring Monte Blue and Myrna Loy. Monte Blue, a young miner, manages to escape from some cannibals in the South Seas who have killed all of his companions. He arrives at the island of Samora with a bag of gold which he managed to save. Here he meets a brutal man, played by Noah Beery, and a pitiable woman, played by Betty Compson, who had been forced into a secret marriage with Beery. They both run a small hotel. Compson immediately sympathizes with the plight of Blue while Beery sets his greedy eyes on his gold. After the death of Compson's mother, Blue escapes with her to another island. Here they meet an exotic native girl, played by Myrna Loy, who falls in love with Blue and desperately tries to divert his love away from Compson. Eventually, Beery discovers the whereabouts of his wife and arrives on the island. The film is now lost. Jack McLaren (1884 - 1954) was an Australian novelist who wrote novels based on his experiences in the South Seas. The book is very scarce. B2C. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.