Defoe Daniel: 520 books

Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish 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, the glamour of her new existence soon becomes too enticing and...

This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters. This format is ideal for bilingual education - people learning English as a second language (ESL),  English Language Learners (ELL), people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for whom the original...

The book tells the story of Bob Singleton, who had been kidnapped as a boy from a good home and grew up with no real home. He came aboard a ship and eventually ended up being cast on an island with other crewmen. They managed to get to Africa and about the first half of the novel deals with the company's...

Extrait : Mon véritable nom est si bien connu dans les archives ou registres des prisons de Newgate et de Old Bailey et certaines choses de telle importance en dépendent encore, qui sont relatives à ma conduite particulière, qu'il ne faut pas attendre que je fasse...

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*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. An Humble Proposal to the People of England, for...

If ever the story of any private man's adventures in the world were worth making public, and were acceptable when published, the Editor of this account thinks this will be so. The wonders of this man's life exceed all that (he thinks) is to be found extant; the life of one man being scarce capable...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.  THE DUMB PHILOSOPHER, OR, GREAT BRITAIN’S...

Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. He was the only survivor. The ship was grounded on a rock. Crusoe managed to salvage as much as possible from the ship. With great perseverance and industry he made for himself a secure & comfortable habitation. It was twenty five years later...

(Excerpt): "The Friendly Daemon, or the Generous Apparition; being a true narrative of a miraculous cure, newly perform'd upon that famous deaf and dumb gentleman, Dr. Duncan Campbel, by a familiar spirit that appear'd to him in white surplice, like a cathedral singing Boy."

I GRANDI CLASSICI PER RAGAZZI. Robinson Crusoe potrebbe essere solo il ricco rampollo di un'agiata famiglia, ma l'ostinazione a fare di testa propria lo spinge su rotte spazzate dal vento del destino. Scampato alla prigionia e a qualche disavventura di terra, finisce coinvolto in un naufragio di cui...