Daniel Defoe

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Daniel Defoe gives 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. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place.

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The Great Plague of London instilled terror in the residents of London; a mysterious unseen enemy striking down a hundred thousand, no less than one in five citizens. Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighbourhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. He provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. In fact, A Journal of the Plague Year is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account. All in all, A Journal of the Plague Year is a gripping realistic narrative.

The Great Plague of London instilled terror in the residents of London; a mysterious unseen enemy striking down a hundred thousand, no less than one in five citizens. Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighbourhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. He provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. In fact, A Journal of the Plague Year is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account. All in all, A Journal of the Plague Year is a gripping realistic narrative.

Robinson Crusoe, an adventure tale that fascinated such thinkers as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Virginia Woolf, and J. M. Coetzee, has been an international best-seller for three hundred years. An adventure tale involving cannibals, pirates, and shipwrecks, it embodies economic, social, political, and philosophical themes that continue to be relevant today. Moreover, the notion of isolation on a deserted island and a fascination with survival continue to be central to countless popular cinema and television programs. This edition of the novel with its introduction, line notes, and full bibliographical notes provides a uniquely scholarly presentation of the novel. There has been no other edition like it. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

Robinson Crusoe, an adventure tale that fascinated such thinkers as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Virginia Woolf, and J. M. Coetzee, has been an international best-seller for three hundred years. An adventure tale involving cannibals, pirates, and shipwrecks, it embodies economic, social, political, and philosophical themes that continue to be relevant today. Moreover, the notion of isolation on a deserted island and a fascination with survival continue to be central to countless popular cinema and television programs. This edition of the novel with its introduction, line notes, and full bibliographical notes provides a uniquely scholarly presentation of the novel. There has been no other edition like it. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

The adventures of Robinson Crusoe begin when he leaves his parents' house in York to search for adventure at sea. This leads to a thrilling tale of pirates, slavery, daring escapes and strange people. But it is when he is shipwrecked on an island after a terrible storm that he faces his greatest test. It is not enough to survive; he must thrive, using all his knowledge and skills. From its first publication in 1719, the adventures of Robinson Crusoe have continued to enthrall and inspire readers of all ages.

Mit diesem Abenteuerroman, der hier für den Schulgebrauch gekürzt vorliegt, begründete Defoe seinen Ruhm als Schriftsteller. Er wurde innerhalb kurzer Zeit in 30 Sprachen übersetzt. Der auf eine einsame Insel verschlagene Robinson durchlebt fast die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Menschheit: Er wird zum Handwerker, Hirten, Viehzüchter, Ackerbauer, Jäger und Krieger, zum Erzieher und Lehrer. Aus dem trotzigen, gleichgültigen Jungen wird ein gottesfürchtiger, nachdenklicher Mann. Das alles wird ohne Pathos, im dokumentarischen Stil beschrieben, wodurch die Erzählung zusätzliche Spannung bekommt. Defoe wurde vermutlich durch den Bericht eines Seemannes, der vier Jahre auf eine einsame Insel verschlagen war, zu diesem Roman angeregt. Sein Robinson Crusoe fand durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch viele Nachahmer. In einem sehr umfangreichen und sorgfältigen Nachwort erfahren Lehrer und Schüler viel Wissenswertes über Daniel Defoe und sein Werk. Ausführliche Anmerkungen erleichtern dem Schüler das Verständnis schwieriger Wörter.

Continuously in print for over 300 years, Robinson Crusoe is often credited with beginning the genre of realistic fiction. Chapter breaks have been inserted inconsistently in various editions over the years. This printing has breaks following the Ambleside Online reading schedule, and features the unabridged text with 55 in-line and 23 full-page images.

Continuously in print for over 300 years, Robinson Crusoe is often credited with beginning the genre of realistic fiction. Chapter breaks have been inserted inconsistently in various editions over the years. This printing has breaks following the Ambleside Online reading schedule, and features the unabridged text with 55 in-line and 23 full-page images.

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 tangled web of incest, adultery, prostitution, deception and theft, before she is eventually transported to the New World for her crimes. Presented as Moll’s autobiography, and published anonymously, the novel, through its self-made protagonist, highlights the intricacies and double standards of Moll’s contemporary society, and offers an irresistible and evocative insight into both the drawing rooms and seedy back alleys of seventeenth-century England.