Lokkiluoto by Jules Sandeau
"Lokkiluoto" by Jules Sandeau is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. Set on the Breton coast, it follows the grieving Mrs. Henry and her frail son Mark, whose convalescence by the sea turns into a test of courage and responsibility when boys from the village, led by the headstrong Legoff, spark a dangerous escapade. The themes blend seaside wonder with moral lessons about obedience, leadership, and the healing
power of nature. The opening of the story first evokes Pouliguen’s stark shoreline and hints at a recent village calamity. A Parisian mother in mourning arrives with sickly Mark to seek recovery by the ocean; her patient routines, tender vigilance, and letters reveal past tragedies—two sons lost—and a doctor’s counsel to trust sea air and sunlight. Mark revives swiftly, grows exuberant, and becomes enthralled by the sea, while his mother anxiously forbids boats. During a quiet afternoon when adults are away, the village boys clamber into a moored skiff; Mark slips off while his mother dozes and joins them. Carried by the ebb, they drift beyond the harbor, lose their oars, and at dusk smash against a reef encircling a lone rock known as Lokkiluoto. Stranded, they pool scraps of food and, under Legoff’s improvised command, break up the wreck to build a towering signal fire, huddle through the cold, and try to keep fear at bay with stories as night falls. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sandeau, Jules, 1811-1883 |
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| Translator | Suomalainen, Samuli, 1850-1907 |
| Uniform Title | La roche aux mouettes. Finnish |
| Title | Lokkiluoto |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1903. |
| Credits | Tuula Temonen and Johanna Kankaanpää |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Rescues -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78145 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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