author
H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
1863–1951
Best remembered for writing The Blue Lagoon, he was an Irish novelist and trained doctor whose sea stories and island romances carried generations of readers far from everyday life. His books often drew on his medical work at sea and his gift for vivid, dreamlike settings.
34 Audiobooks
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Magic
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Man Who Lost Himself
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
A primal woman
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Garden of God
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Patsy
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Passion fruit
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Presentation
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Vanderdecken
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The New Optimism
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Ocean Tramps
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Ghost Girl
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Gates of Morning
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Garryowen
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon)
by Margaret Robson Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Crimson Azaleas: A Novel
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Pools of Silence
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Kadjaman
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Fanny Lambert: A Novel
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Ship of Coral
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Cottage on the Fells
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Drums of War
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Death, the Knight, and the Lady: A Ghost Story
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Maru: A Dream of the Sea
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Sea Plunder
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Corporal Jacques of the Foreign Legion
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Pearl Fishers
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Rapin
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Story of Gombi
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The romance of Captain Duffy
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The man with a grouch
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The city in the sea
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
About the author
Born in Kingstown, County Dublin, on April 9, 1863, Henry de Vere Stacpoole grew up partly in France after his father died. He later trained in medicine at St George’s Hospital in London and qualified as a doctor before turning more fully toward fiction.
His most famous novel, The Blue Lagoon (1908), became an international success and fixed his reputation as a writer of romance and adventure. He wrote many other novels as well, often set on ships or tropical islands, and sometimes published under the name Tyler de Saix.
Stacpoole’s writing is remembered for its atmosphere: coral islands, open water, danger, beauty, and escape. He died on April 12, 1951, in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, but his best-known story continued to reach new audiences through later film adaptations.