Daniel Defoe
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English
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Defoe's account of the bubonic plague that swept London in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. Based on Defoe's own childhood memories and prodigious research, A Journal of the Plague Year walks the line between fiction, history, and reportage. In meticulous and unsentimental detail it renders the daily life of a city under siege; the often gruesome medical precautions and practices of the time; the mass panics of a frightened citizenry; and...
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Series
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English
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Brighter Days Ahead: Utopian Novels
Classics - St. Charles Public Library
Kid Lit Classics (WPL-Youth)
OBD Audiobook Classics - Adult
Classics - St. Charles Public Library
Kid Lit Classics (WPL-Youth)
OBD Audiobook Classics - Adult
Description
Contemporary fiction. 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance . . . reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self . . . ' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the...
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English
Description
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders' is one of Daniel Defoe's most celebrated novels. It tells the story of Moll Flanders, a charming con woman, from an autobiographical perspective. The reader follows Moll in her travels between London and Virginia as she attempts to marry or steal her way out of destitution. This novel is both hilarious and tragic as Defoe's acclaimed writing portrays the hardship of 17th-century life in a wholly...
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Series
Publisher
Estudio didáctica
Publication Date
[2001]
Language
Español
Description
Robinson Crusoe, de Daniel Defoe, es una novela de aventuras que explora la supervivencia, la soledad y la resiliencia humana. La historia sigue a Crusoe, un marinero inglés que, tras un naufragio, queda varado en una isla desierta. A lo largo de los años, enfrenta múltiples desafíos, desde la búsqueda de alimento y refugio hasta el encuentro con caníbales y la llegada de su fiel compañero, Viernes. A través de su ingenio y determinación,...
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English
Description
"A violent storm at sea destroys Robinson Crusoe's ship. He alone survives and is cast ashore on a deserted island. In this great adventure story of survival and courage, Crusoe must summon all his strength and intelligence to survive and flourish against impossible odds"--Cover.
11) Robinson Crusoe
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Series
Publisher
Oficyna Wydawnicza RYTM
Publication Date
[between 1990 and 1999?]
Language
Polish
Description
The story of a shipwrecked sailor and the adventure of his survival on a desert island.
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Series
Espasa juvenil. Clásicos volume 73
Publisher
Espasa
Publication Date
[1998]
Language
Español
Description
Spanish translation of "Robinson Crusoe". During a voyage in the 1600's an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives with his sole native companion Friday, for almost thirty years on a desert island before being rescued. For junior high (7-9) and high (10-12) school students.
Author
Publisher
Bridge-Logos Publishers
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The History of the Devil is a classic historical and religious book universally considered one of Daniel Defoe's greatest works of non-fiction. The book was first published in 1726 and made an immediate impact on English literature, society and the ecclesiastical community in the early 18th century and continues to enrich humanity as a faithful source of historical and biblical truth and wisdom."-- Amazon.com.