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Robinson Crusoe
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Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and influential adventure stories of all time. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island was an instant success when first published in 1719, and it has inspired countless imitations. In his own words, Robinson Crusoe tells of the terrible storm that drowned all his shipmates and left him marooned on a deserted island. Forced to overcome despair, doubt, and self-pity, he struggles to create a life for himself in the wilderness. From practically nothing, Crusoe painstakingly learns how to make pottery, grow crops, domesticate livestock, and build a house. His many adventures are recounted in vivid detail, including a fierce battle with cannibals and his rescue of Friday, the man who becomes his trusted companion. Full of enchanting detail and daring heroics, Robinson Crusoe is a celebration of courage, patience, ingenuity, and hard work. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2008 Tantor
Robinson Crusoe (AmazonClassics Edition)
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When mariner Robinson Crusoe sails from London to the African coast to Brazil, his unpredictable voyage takes a catastrophic course. The lone survivor of a shipwreck, he washes ashore on an Atlantic island. Resourceful and determined to contend with providence and nature, he finds his sovereignty empowering. Through the years he builds a civilization as a solitary man. Then he discovers a stranger’s footprint in the sand.
A pioneering work of literary realism, Daniel Defoe’s epic has left an inestimable legacy. Arguably the first English novel and the archetype of the survivalist genre, Robinson Crusoe has become a symbol of self-reliance and individualism.
Revised edition: Previously published as Robinson Crusoe, this edition of Robinson Crusoe (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
Public Domain (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
10 Essential Pieces of Literature
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This Audiobook contains the following works:
The prophet [Khalil Gibran],
Treasure Island [Robert Louis Stevenson],
White fang [Jack London],
The Time machine [H. G. Wells],
The Battle of Life [Charles Dickens],
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle],
The Three Musketeers [Alexandre Dumas],
The adventures of Pinocchio [Carlo Collodi],
Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe],
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Mark Twain].
©2019 Khalil Gibran (P)2019 MustRead
Roxana
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Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. Embarking on a career as a courtesan and kept woman, Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish, glamorous lifestyle. But this life comes at a cost; she is torn between sinful prosperity and the respectability she craves.
Public Domain (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd
The Daniel Defoe BBC Radio Drama Collection
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Three lively retellings of Daniel Defoe’s classic novels, plus two bonus programmes about his extraordinary life and far-reaching influence. Robinson Crusoe and His Farther Adventures An imaginative blend of the famous castaway tale and its lesser-known sequel, this thrilling drama sees Crusoe setting sail for the far north. Facing danger in the Siberian wastes, he keeps terror at bay by telling his companions campfire tales of his many adventures on his beloved island. Starring Tim McInnerney as Crusoe. Moll Flanders When Daniel Defoe meets Elizabeth Atkins in Newgate jail, she recounts her stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches life that took her from prostitution to prosperity - but culminated in destitution. Inspired, Defoe mixes fact and fiction to reinvent her as one of his most engaging characters: Moll Flanders. Starring Ben Miles as Defoe and Jessica Hynes as Elizabeth Atkins. A Journal of the Plague Year Writing a fictional journal of the Great Plague of 1665, Defoe soon comes to be haunted by the characters he is conjuring. Starring Ben Miles as Defoe. This exciting new collection of reinvented tales also includes two bonus programmes about Daniel Defoe himself: Defoe: Merchant, Writer, Convict, Spy by Philip Palmer. A biographical drama about Defoe’s life, starring Ben Miles as Defoe and Niamh Cusack as his wife, Mary. Defoe: The Facts and Fictions. A documentary by Mark Lawson exploring the far-reaching influence of the pioneering author.
©2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd
A Journal of the Plague Year
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A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It gives an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the the bubonic plague struck the city of London.
Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks
Robinson Crusoe
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Der Seemann Robinson Crusoe erleidet Schiffbruch und rettet sich auf eine einsame Insel, wo er viele Abenteuer erlebt. Ein spannendes Hörspiel nach dem weltbekannten Roman von Daniel Defoe.
©2020 All Ears GmbH (P)2020 All Ears GmbH
Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe - Seemann und einsamer Inselbewohner wider Willen. Der Originaltitel dieses Klassikers von Daniel Defoe spricht für sich:
"Das Leben und die seltsamen überraschenden Abenteuer des Robinson Crusoe aus York, Seemann, der 28 Jahre allein auf einer unbewohnten Insel an der Küste von Amerika lebte, in der Nähe der Mündung des großen Flusses Oroonoque; durch einen Schiffbruch an Land gespült, bei dem alle außer ihm ums Leben kamen. Mit einer Aufzeichnung, wie er endlich seltsam durch Piraten befreit wurde. Geschrieben von ihm selbst."
Nun, es gibt mit Sicherheit griffigere Überschriften. Aber bei dieser abenteuerlichen Geschichte? Wie sollte man sich da kürzer fassen?
©2018 Holysoft GmbH (P)2018 Holysoft GmbH
Robinson Crusoe (Adaptation)
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I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully.... It was a footprint – the footprint of a man!’In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend – or an enemy? An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Daniel Defoe original by Jennifer Bassett.
©1993 Oxford University Press (P)2008 Oxford University Press
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a book written by Daniel Defoe. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of listeners. For many, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Daniel Defoe is highly recommended.
Public Domain (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
Robinson Crusoe (BBC Children's Classics)
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Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of the most famous adventure stories of all time, starring Roy Marsden as Robinson Crusoe.
Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parent's warnings, he runs away to sea to embark on an extraordinary series of adventures: struggles with Barbary pirates, a shipwreck, and the extraordinary meeting with Man Friday.
Roy Marsden plays the older Robinson Crusoe looking back on a life of recklessness, daring and adventure - and the survival of 28 years, two months and 19 days on a desert island.
Based on the real-life adventures of Alexander Selkirk, son of a Scottish shoemaker, Robinson Crusoe was one of the very first adventure stories to be published in English literature, and it remains as gripping today as it was on publication in 1719.
©2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)1999 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
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Diario del ano de la peste [A Journal of the Plague Year]
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Diario del año de la peste (A Journal of the Plague Year) es una novela de Daniel Defoe publicada por primera vez en marzo de 1722. La novela es un relato ficticio de las experiencias de un hombre durante el año de 1665, en el que la ciudad de Londres sufrió el azote de la gran plaga. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
Public Domain (P)2020 Jaime Arredondo
A General History of the Pyrates
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"I presume we need make no Apology for giving the Name of a History to the following Sheets, though they contain nothing but the Actions of a Parcel of Robbers." (From the book) This work was published in 1724, under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson, by an unknown British author, usually assumed to be Daniel Defoe. This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day. Included are Blackbeard, Black Bart, Jolly Roger, Anne Bonny (aka Anne Bonn), Edward Teach, Henry Avery, Mary Read, and many more.
©2016 Daniel Defoe (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Moll Flanders
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In this satirical faux autobiography, Moll Flanders, abandoned at birth, sets her rebellious heart on a life of independence in late 17th-century England. A strong-willed woman, she is determined to make a better life for herself, no matter what it takes: thievery, prostitution, seductions, marriages, or illicit liaisons. Born to a convicted felon in Newgate prison Moll learns to live off her wits, refusing to be a helpless victim and defying most traditional depictions of women of the era. Though first published in 1722, Moll's account of her endurance and survival still strongly resonates with today's audience just as much as it did to its original readers. Moll Flanders was one of the first social novels to be published in English and draws heavily on Defoe's experience of the social conditions that were prevalent in the London of the late 17th century. Defoe was no stranger to misfortune as in one form or another, it pursued him continually. He wrote of himself: 'No man has tasted differing fortunes more. And 13 times I have been rich and poor.' It wasn't until the age of 59 that Defoe began to write the first of his novels and other fictional writings that resulted in him being called the father of the English novel. His works are still loved today due to his remarkable insight into human nature. Narrator Biography Janet Suzman has received The Evening Standard Award for both Masha in Three Sisters, and Hester in Hello And Goodbye, as well as Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominations for her Czarina in Nicholas And Alexandra. Her Hedda Gabler was chosen as the BBC's 50th Anniversary Classic Drama Repeat. With such awards and nominations it is hardly surprising that she has a huge classical repertoire and background and brings unique authority to a read. Her experience includes LAMDA and frequent periods with the RSC. More recently she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in The Queen's 2011 Birthday Honours list, for her services to drama. Janet's voice work includes innumerable documentaries such as Hitler Youth, Hiroshima, Cleopatra, Marco Polo and The Windsors, promos for the BBC, and corporates for NKFP. She has also voiced the Ostrich in the gorgeous animation series Tinga Tinga Tales, and narrated two of Sally Gardner's books, The Silver Blade and The Red Necklace.
(P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Robinson Crusoe
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A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe’s amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how Crusoe manages to stay alive. Additionally, it paints a fascinating portrait of the age - including references to slavery and Europe’s view of the “New World.” Retold from the Daniel Defoe original by Deanna McFadden. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Deanna McFadden (adaptation) (P)2019 Oasis Audio
A Journal of the Plague Year
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“Another plague year would reconcile all these differences; a close conversing with death, or with diseases that threaten death, would scum off the gall from our tempers, remove the animosities among us, and bring us to see with differing eyes than those which we looked on things with before.” In 1665, London was struck by the bubonic plague, an epidemic that was the last major instance of the bubonic plague in England. This instance of the plague killed 100,000 people over a year and a half, and was transmitted through rats that ran through the city. A Journal of the Plague Year was presented as an eyewitness account of the epidemic through the eyes of Londoners, though Daniel DeFoe was only a child during the plague. This book was likely based on the journals and writings of his uncle, but its factual specificity and authority place it among other contemporary accounts of the year. Whether it should be called fiction or nonfiction has been widely debated due to its astonishing amount of factual details, but its ultimate fictitious nature of the authorship. This journal, whether considered fact or fiction, remains relevant centuries later in a world experiencing similar events and casualties. The words within the journal echo the same sentiments as those experiencing the modern pandemic have felt and expressed. Delving into the observations of the past generations gives current listeners a sense of shared suffering through the centuries, and may impart retroactive wisdom that is remarkably relevant for current times.
Public Domain (P)2020 InAudio
12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2
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12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2 The Prophet - Khalil Gibran Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë White Fang - Jack London The Time Machine - H. G. Wells Agnes Grey - Anne Brontë The Blockade Runner - Jules Verne Cleopatra - The Biography - Jacob Abbott The Black Arrow - Robert Louis Stevenson Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas The Diaries of Adam and Eve - Mark Twain Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2 and experience the compelling world of the fiction stories in this anthology by various writers.
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