Daniel Defoe (c.1660-1731), one of the most famous writers in English literature, was born in London, the son of James Foe, a butcher. It was Daniel who changed his name to De Foe or Defoe in about 1705. He was interested in politics and...

Classic adventure story of a man marooned on an uninhabited island for 24 years: his struggle to survive, the dramatic encounter with the native Friday, and their eventual escape. 6 new illustrations. Abridged. von Defoe, Daniel

Wie Faust, Don Quijote oder Dracula hat Robinson sich längst von dem literarischen Werk gelöst, in dem er erstmals auftrat, ist eher Mythos als Romanfigur. Robinson und seine Geschichte kennen alle; auch die, die das Buch nie gelesen...

Mit 18 Jahren verlässt der junge Engländer Robinson Crusoe seine Familie, um die Welt kennenzulernen. Auf hoher See kentert sein Schiff und alle an Bord sterben; nur Robinson schafft es auf eine einsame Insel. Was soll er tun, ganz auf...

Im Jahr 1722 schrieb Daniel Dafoe seinen Roman üner Moll Flanders, im englischen Originaltitel The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders. Darin erzählt er als Ich-Erzähler die wechselhaft Lebensgeschichte einer fiktiven...

Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, is considered by many to be the first novel in English, and its success was so enormous that by the end of the nineteenth century it had spawned more translations and versions than any other previous...

Born in Newgate Prison to an incarcerated mother, Moll Flanders is compelled from earliest childhood to make her own way in the world and to live off her wit and beauty. Her desire to climb the rungs of society leads her through a...

Die Geschichte des berühmtesten Schiffbruchs der englischen Literatur. Robinson Crusoe, der 1719 veröffentlicht wurde, wird als der erste englische Roman betrachtet und basiert auf einer wahren Begebenheit. Dossiers: The Atlantic Slave...

The new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. von Defoe, Daniel

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,...

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'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...