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H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
1863–1951
Best known for the hugely popular island romance The Blue Lagoon, this Irish-born writer mixed adventure, exotic settings, and a doctor's eye for detail. His life at sea and in medicine helped shape dozens of novels that carried readers far beyond Edwardian drawing rooms.
31 Audiobooks
A primal woman
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Magic
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Man Who Lost Himself
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Garden of God
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Ghost Girl
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Pools of Silence
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Vanderdecken
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Passion fruit
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Ship of Coral
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Kadjaman
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Cottage on the Fells
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Gates of Morning
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Sea Plunder
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Garryowen
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Ocean Tramps
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Pearl Fishers
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Presentation
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Crimson Azaleas: A Novel
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The Drums of War
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Corporal Jacques of the Foreign Legion
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Fanny Lambert: A Novel
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
Patsy
by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The New Optimism
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
Maru: A Dream of the Sea
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
About the author
Born in Kingstown, County Dublin, in 1863, H. De Vere Stacpoole studied medicine in London and qualified as a doctor before turning to literature. He served as a ship's doctor on long voyages, and those experiences gave him a lasting feel for the sea, remote places, and the strange freedom of island life.
He wrote a large number of novels, but he is most widely remembered for The Blue Lagoon (1908), the story that became an enduring classic of romantic adventure. Across his fiction, he often returned to tropical settings, castaways, sailors, and people living at the edge of ordinary society.
Stacpoole's books were written for readers who wanted atmosphere, escape, and emotional drama, and that sense of faraway wonder still defines his work today. He died in 1951, leaving behind a long career shaped by both travel and storytelling.