Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe, first published in 1719, was Defoe’s first novel and survives as his best-known work. Loosely based on a true account of a Scottish sailor—Alexander Selkirk—it is a tale of one man’s fall from grace and progress to redemption. The account of Crusoe’s life, scratched...

Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and influential adventure stories of all time. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island was an instant success when first published in 1719, and it has inspired...

In this satirical faux autobiography, Moll Flanders, abandoned at birth, sets her rebellious heart on a life of independence - no matter what it takes....

Après quelques premières expéditions, Robinson Crusoé, marin d'York, s'embarque pour la Guinée le 1er septembre 1659...

When mariner Robinson Crusoe sails from London to the African coast to Brazil, his unpredictable voyage takes a catastrophic course. The lone survivor of a shipwreck, he washes ashore on an Atlantic island. Resourceful and determined to contend with providence and nature, he finds his...

Michael Maloney reads Daniel Defoe's timeless tale of a man who has to use all his own skills to survive alone on an island....

Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her 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, Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish...

Après quelques premières expéditions, Robinson Crusoé, marin d'York, s'embarque pour la Guinée le 1er septembre 1659...

Alone on a deserted island… and determined to survive. When Robinson Crusoe defies his family’s wishes and sets out to sea, he has no idea that his journey will lead him into one of the most enduring survival stories ever told. After a violent shipwreck leaves him stranded on a remote...

In form epistolary, confessional, and didactic, the novel is a fictional autobiography of the title character, a castaway who spends years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad....

Robinson Crusoe is considered by many to be the first novel in the English language....

“I presume we need make no Apology for giving the Name of a History to the following Sheets, though they contain nothing but the Actions of a Parcel of Robbers.” —from the book This work was published in 1724 under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson by an unknown British author, usually...

Classic Tales Of Horror offers up fifteen slices of powerful story-telling from the world's great mystery & classic horror authors....

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a book written by Daniel Defoe. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time....

In 1665, London was struck by the bubonic plague, an epidemic that was the last major instance of the bubonic plague in England. A Journal of the Plague Year was presented as an eyewitness account of the epidemic through the eyes of Londoners....

What starts with young Jim Hawkins meeting a beggar and ends in a climactic battle between him and one of the most infamous villains in literature — Long John Silver — has long been revered as the ultimate pirate adventure story....

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It gives an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the the bubonic plague struck the city of London....

The 18th Century Classics Collection steps into the vibrant and tumultuous world of 18th century Europe. With this captivating anthology of some of the most influential works of 1700s literature, we encounter biting satire, passionate romance, and political tumultuousness.

First published in March 1722, 57 years after the event that struck more than 100,000 people, Journal of the Plague Year is a compelling portrait of life during London's horrific bubonic plague....

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's...