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Robinson Crusoe defies his parents'' wishes and embarks on a life at sea, encountering early hardships, including shipwrecks and captivity in Sallee. After escaping with Xury, he arrives in Brazil and becomes a plantation owner. On another voyage, he is shipwrecked on a deserted island, where he salvages supplies from the wreck. Alone, he constructs a shelter and struggles with solitude while adapting to island life. He records time, learns to hunt, and develops essential survival skills. Over time, he establishes a sustainable lifestyle, domesticating goats and cultivating crops. Attempting to escape, he builds a canoe but fails, resigning himself to his fate. His life on the island gradually improves as he refines his tools, builds pottery, and learns to bake bread.

Robinson Crusoe, a restless young man, defies his father’s wishes and sets sail in search of adventure. His journey quickly turns perilous when he is captured and sold into slavery but manages to escape. After another voyage, he becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island, the sole survivor of a tragic disaster. Alone, he struggles to secure food, build shelter, and adapt to his isolated environment. As months pass, he documents his experiences, learning self-sufficiency through agriculture and taming animals. His life stabilizes, but an illness forces him to confront his spiritual beliefs. Just as he grows accustomed to solitude, his world is shaken when he discovers a single footprint in the sand—evidence that he is not alone. This discovery brings fear and uncertainty, marking a turning point in his life on the island.

Robinson Crusoe: A Classic Adventure for Children Discover the magic of one of the greatest classics in world literature, now adapted especially for little readers! Daniel Defoe''sRobinson Crusoe is given a new lease of life in this edition carefully translated and adapted by Elderson Luciano Mezzomo, with simple and engaging language that captivates children aged 8 and up. Follow Robinson Crusoe on his extraordinary journey of survival on a desert island. Between shipwrecks, discoveries and challenges, he learns valuable lessons about courage, friendship and self-reliance. This adaptation not only preserves the essence of the original work, but also makes it accessible and entertaining for new generations of readers. Adapted language: Fluid and easy-to-understand text, perfect for children. Teaches values: Courage, resilience and the importance of facing challenges. Musical complement: Educational songs available on streaming platforms. This edition is part of the “Classic Jewels for Children” collection, which presents great works of literature in a playful and accessible way. Take your little readers on an unforgettable journey and inspire them to dive into the fascinating world of classic literature.

Stranded on a desolate island, a lone survivor battles nature and solitude-until mysterious footprints reveal he may not be alone after all.

Published in 1722, Moll Flanders is one of Defoe''s most notable works, following the life of its eponymous heroine. The novel is a compelling story of a woman born into poverty who navigates the challenges of 17th-century England with resourcefulness and determination. Told in the first person, Moll''s narrative recounts her many adventures, misfortunes, and the moral dilemmas she faces as she seeks security and respectability. Moll Flanders is more than just a tale of crime and survival; it is a complex exploration of the human condition, social mobility, and the pursuit of redemption. Defoe''s portrayal of Moll''s life is both realistic and sympathetic, offering a nuanced look at the choices she makes and the circumstances that shape her fate. The novel''s vivid depiction of the struggles and resilience of its protagonist invites readers to reflect on themes of morality, society, and the human capacity for change.

Daniel Defoe''s "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders" is a striking narrative that intricately chronicles the tumultuous life of its titular character, Moll Flanders. Written in a realistic prose style that marks Defoe''Äôs contribution to the early development of the English novel, this work explores themes of poverty, crime, and redemption in 18th-century England. The novel is structured as a first-person account, offering an unflinching glimpse into the struggles of a woman navigating a patriarchal society, oscillating between the roles of a thief, a wife, and a mother, all while pursuing security and independence against immense odds. The illustrated edition enhances the text by adding visual depth, inviting readers to engage with Moll''Äôs romantic and perilous adventures further. Daniel Defoe, a pioneering figure in English literature, was deeply influenced by the socio-economic contexts of his time, including the rise of commerce and shifting class structures. His early career as a merchant and his experiences with financial ruin and imprisonment lend authenticity to Moll''s tribulations. Defoe''s empathy for women in precarious situations is evident in his nuanced portrayal of Moll, reflecting the author''s own struggles with societal expectations and personal ambition. This work is highly recommended for readers interested in early modern literature, feminism, and social critique. It not only offers a gripping narrative of survival and resilience but also serves as a significant commentary on the conditions of women in the 18th century. Defoe''Äôs ability to blend adventure with moral complexity ensures that the story of Moll Flanders remains relevant and compelling, inviting readers to ponder the nuances of fortune and misfortune.

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known as simply "Moll Flanders") is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722.Defoe wrote this after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe''s Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel''s full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot:"The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Etc. Who Was Born In Newgate, and During a Life of Continu''d Variety For Threescore Years, Besides Her Childhood, Was Twelve Year a Whore, Five Times a Wife [Whereof Once To Her Own Brother], Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon In Virginia, At Last Grew Rich, Liv''d Honest, and Died a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums."

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (of York, Mariner Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, where in all the Men perished but Himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver''d by Pyrates) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. The book is a fictional autobiography of the title character, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, encountering Native Americans, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. This device, presenting an account of supposedly factual events, is known as a false document and gives a realistic frame story.

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known as simply "Moll Flanders") is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722.Defoe wrote this after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe''s Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel''s full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot: "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Etc. Who Was Born In Negate, and During a Life of Continued Variety For Threescore Years, Besides Her Childhood, Was Twelve Year a Whore, Five Times a Wife [Whereof Once To Her Own Brother], Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon In Virginia, At Last Grew Rich, Lived Honest, and Died a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums.

Escape the Island of Despair with Robinson Crusoe!!! Robinson Crusoe is the shipwreck adventure story -- framed as the autobiography of a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. It is often considered to be the first English language novel and to be the first example of realist fiction as a literary genre.

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called-nay we call ourselves and write our name-Crusoe; and so my companions always called me.I had two elder brothers, one of whom was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of foot in Flanders, formerly commanded by the famous Colonel Lockhart, and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards. What became of my second brother I never knew, any more than my father or mother knew what became of me.Being the third son of the family and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. My father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house-education and a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law; but I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea; and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propensity of nature, tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me.My father, a wise and grave man, gave me serious and excellent counsel against what he foresaw was my design. He called me one morning into his chamber, where he was confined by the gout, and expostulated very warmly with me upon this subject. He asked me what reasons, more than a mere wandering inclination, I had for leaving father''s house and my native country, where I might be well introduced, and had a prospect of raising my fortune by application and industry, with a life of ease and pleasure. He told me it was men of desperate fortunes on one hand, or of aspiring, superior fortunes on the other, who went abroad upon adventures, to rise by enterprise, and make themselves famous in undertakings of a nature out of the common road; that these things were all either too far above me or too far below me; that mine was the middle state, or what might be called the upper station of low life, which he had found, by long experience, was the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness, not exposed to the miseries and hardships, the labour and sufferings of the mechanic part of mankind, and not embarrassed with the pride, luxury, ambition, and envy of the upper part of mankind. He told me I might judge of the happiness of this state by this one thing-viz. that this was the state of life which all other people envied; that kings have frequently lamented the miserable consequence of being born to great things, and wished they had been placed in the middle of the two extremes, between the mean and the great; that the wise man gave his testimony to this, as the standard of felicity, when he prayed to have neither poverty nor riches.

"Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work''s protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called ""Más a Tierra"", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966"

"Moll Flanders is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age.By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe''s Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel''s full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot"

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe.This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe.This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe.This novel is an account of one man''s experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book''s first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe''s uncle, Henry Foe.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe''s account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys''s first-person account. Whether the Journal can properly be regarded as a novel has been disputed.

"Moll Flanders is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age.By 1721, Defoe had become a recognized novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe''s Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel''s full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot"

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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known as simply "Moll Flanders") is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722.Defoe wrote this after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe''s Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel''s full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot:"The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Etc. Who Was Born In Newgate, and During a Life of continu''d Variety For Threescore Years, Besides Her Childhood, Was Twelve Year a Whore, Five Times a Wife [Whereof Once To Her Own Brother], Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon In Virginia, At Last Grew Rich, Liv''d Honest, and Died a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums."