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In this classic, a young Englishman is shipwrecked on a desert island in the Caribbean with only a few supplies. Robinson Crusoe builds a house, a boat, and a new life. His life on the island is threatened by frequent visits from cannibals. Crusoe saves a captive named Friday from the cannibals, gaining a companion and loyal servant. Thus begins their quest to be rescued from the island.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe tells the story of a young Englishman who, against the best advice of his father, decides to leave his comfortable surroundings and take to the high seas in search of adventure. However, upon securing his first voyage, he begins to realize that a sailor's life is not as easy as he had imagined - and the experience he goes through is just the start of a series of events that will eventually lead him to be stranded on a desert island for the best part of three decades.

Der Kaufmann und Seefahrer Robinson Crusoe wird nach einem Schiffbruch als einziger Überlebender auf eine unbewohnte Insel verschlagen. Er schildert, wie er sein Leben auf der Insel meistert - vom Errichten seiner Hütte bis zu seinem Zusammentreffen mit einem Eingeborenen, den er Freitag nennt und zu seinem Diener erzieht. Doch wird er die Insel wieder verlassen können?

Shipwrecked and cast ashore onto an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe ingeniously carves out a solitary, primitive existence for 24 years. Eventually, he meets a young native whom he saves from death at the hands of cannibals. He calls him Man Friday and makes him his companion and servant.

First published in 1719, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is commonly considered as the first novel in English. Based on the real-life experience of Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years on a Pacific island, it is the account of the 28-year stay of an English sailor on a nearly uninhabited island near America.

Robinson Crusoe, 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 out with rationed indigo ink on a dwindling supply of paper salvaged from the hull of a wrecked ship, speaks eloquently of the tenacity and ingenuity of the human spirit.

Follow the fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders. She was born in Newgate, and during a life of continued variety for three-score years, besides her childhood, was 12 years a whore, 5 times a wife (where of once to her own brother), 12 years a thief, 8 years a transported felon in Virginia, at last grew rich, lived honest, and died a penitent.

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. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Daniel Defoe is highly recommended.

Las aventuras de Robinson Crusoe contituye una novela emblemática y un auténtico clásico de la literarura de aventuras. Es la historia de un hombre que abandonando los sabios consejos y enseñanzas de sus padres se hace a la mar y naugfraga. Sin embargo, el ir a parar a una isla desierta no lo convierte en un animal desesperado por el contrario, sino que le hace encontrarse consigo mismo. En la soledad del océano descubre su capacidad para sobrevivir en un medio hostil.

Robinson Crusoe, the first English novel, was an immediate success when first published in 1719, and has been an internationally popular classic ever since. The compelling tale of a man who put to sea in search of adventure and found himself shipwrecked on a desert island and alone for decades has become a resonant modern myth.

"Robinson Crusoe" di Daniel Defoe è il racconto-monologo di una storia 'semplice' che è diventata uno dei libri più belli e più letti del mondo: quella di Robinson, un giovane marinaio inglese innamorato dei viaggi e dell'avventura che fa naufragio, si salva raggiungendo un'isola deserta, vive in totale solitudine per 24 anni, divide la sua solitudine per altri tre anni con il 'buon selvaggio' Venerdì, poi viene recuperato alla società attraverso una serie di circostanze avventurose e torna in patria.

Som ung trodser Robinson Crusoe sin fars råd og står til søs på jagt efter eventyr. Selvom han på sine første rejser får flere forvarsler om, hvad han har i vente, hvis han fortsætter livet på havet, begiver han sig efter nogle år som plantageejer i Brasilien atter til søs. På denne rejse lider han skibbrud, mister alle sine rejsefæller og får sig kun med nød og næppe kæmpet i land på en øde ø, hvor han er tvunget til at blive.

"Jag måste bekänna att hans ord satte eld i mitt blod. Allt vad jag hade av liv strömmade till mitt hjärta och gjorde mig alldeles yr, vilket säkert syntes på mig. Han sade upprepade gånger att han älskade mig, och mitt hjärta talade, som med hög röst. Ja, för varje gång han sade: Jag älskar dig, så svarade min rodnad så tydligt som allra helst: Var så god, min herre." Efter att hennes mor fängslats bjuds Moll Flanders in att leva hos en förmögen familj i London. Hon är ung och vacker, och snart har familjens bägge söner förälskat sig i henne.

The daughter of a convicted mother, Moll Flanders - a tough and self-assertive young woman - must learn early on how to look out for herself. When her husband dies, she sets out to attract another. And then another, and then another, and then another ... In a time when women served little purpose in society, Moll manages to find a way to combat every obstacle life throws at her. Whether that means working as a prostitute or a pickpocket, having sex with certain men or accidentally marrying her brother.

Dopo essere stato attaccato dai pirati ed essere sopravvissuto a un terribile incidente in barca nell'Oceano Atlantico, un giovane inglese si ritrova arenato su un'isola remota e deserta. Vi rimarrà bloccato per 28 anni. Robinson dovrà imparare a sopravvivere su quest'isola e superare la sua solitudine. La storia di questo sfortunato giovane marinaio è stata portata sul grande schermo nel 1997, con Pierce Brosnan nei panni del naufrago.

Es gibt Bücher, die kennt jeder, auch wenn er sie nicht gelesen hat. Moby Dick ist so eines, oder Robinson Crusoe. Der britische Autor Daniel Defoe verdiente mit seinem 1719 verfassten Roman über einen Schiffbrüchigen lediglich fünfzig Pfund, wurde jedoch mit einem Schlag weltberühmt. Und sein Held avancierte zum allgemeinen Kulturgut. Gegen den Willen seiner Eltern sticht der Kaufmannssohn Robinson Crusoe in See.

Daniel Defoe, ritenuto uno dei padri del romanzo inglese, ebbe una vita avventurosa quasi quanto quella del protagonista del suo romanzo più famoso. Morì a 71 anni, nel 1731, ad un'età in cui, ancora, Robinson correva per il mondo, visto che nel suo diario si legge che divenne assennato a settantadue anni.

"Fortune e sfortune della famosa Moll Flanders" fu pubblicato nel 1722, con l'aggiunta come sottotitolo. "Che nacque a Newgate, e durante una vita di continui cambiamenti per una sessantina d'anni dopo l'infanzia, fu per dodici anni prostituta, cinque volte moglie (compresa una volta con suo fratello), dodici anni ladra, otto anni delinquente deportata in Virginia; alla fine divenne ricca, visse onestamente e morì pentita. Trascritto dalle sue memorie".

Ein englischer Edelmann hat nach drei Jahren Oxford genug vom Thema Bildung und bittet seinen Vater um die Erlaubnis, sich als Soldat seine Sporen verdienen zu dürfen. Er tritt als Offizier in die Dienste des schwedischen Königs Gustav Adolf und erlebt während der letzten knapp 4 Jahre des 30 jährigen Krieges in Europa alle wichtigen Schlachten mit.

Moll Flanders kommt als Tochter einer Verbrecherin in einem Londoner Gefängnis zur Welt. Mit drei Jahren wird sie zu einer Pflegemutter gebracht. Als diese stirbt wird sie von einer gut situierten Familie aufgenommen, erhält den Namen "Betty" und wie deren Töchter unterrichtet. Doch bald verlieben sich die beiden Söhne in die hübsche Betty. Der ältere Sohn nützt ihre Unerfahrenheit aus, der jüngere meint es ernst und heiratet sie schließlich.