Lokkiluoto by Jules Sandeau
"Lokkiluoto" by Jules Sandeau is a novel written in the mid-19th century. Set on the Brittany coast, it follows the frail boy Mark and his devoted mother as sea air restores his health even as his fascination with the ocean draws him toward risky adventures among fisherfolk. Mixing tender domestic drama with maritime peril, the tale weighs nature’s healing force against its dangers and centers on parental love and a seaside community.
The opening of the novel paints Pouliguen’s stark shores and introduces Mark’s mother, who settles there with her sickly son and nurses him outdoors by the sea. A flashback recounts the parents’ earlier happiness and the loss of two older boys, the doctor’s blunt counsel to trust “nature,” and the move that saves Mark. As Mark rebounds, he becomes obsessed with the ocean; through the mother’s letters we see his boundless energy, a failed inland outing that leaves him desolate until he glimpses the sea again, and hopes for the father’s arrival. Then, while his mother naps, Mark slips away, joins village boys in a boat, and they are swept out by the ebb, wrecking on a reef by Seagull Rock. Stranded for the night, the boys share scraps, improvise a great signal fire under the leadership of Legoff, and distract their fear with storytelling as they await rescue. (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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