Angel Island

Five men survive a South Seas shipwreck and wash up on a seemingly deserted beach, only to discover that five beautiful, winged women inhabit the island. Dazzled and soon in love, the men will do anything to possess these flying women . . . but what they plan, and how the magical women respond, is tellingly¿and predictably¿human.¿First published in 1914, and praised by Ursula K. LeGuin as ¿a real rediscovery¿romantic, satiric, funny, fanciful, and a good read,¿ Angel Island is an adventure story and a genre-defining tale about women¿s rights.¿