Daniel Defoe
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English
Description
Moll Flanders, by Daniel Defoe, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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Author
Publisher
G.K. Hall
Edition
Large Print Edition
Language
English
Description
Daniel Defoe's classic account of a city under siege by the Black Plague carries the listener across four centuries and steeps him in the terror of assault by a relentless and implacable foe. Silent, mysterious, lethal, its cause locked in a science yet unborn, the Black Death killed one third of Europe's population with democratic disregard of age, position or entitlement.
Author
Edition
Alicia Editions.
Language
English
Description
A Journal of the plague is an extraordinary historical account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the City of London by the Great Plague of 1665. Defoe's fictional narrator see and describes a city totally transformed (the streets and alleyways deserted, the daily life of a city under siege, the mass panics of a frightened citizenry, the ghastly disease...). The Defoe's description of plague-racked London makes this one of the most...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
In Daniel Defoe's classic tale of survival and courage, Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked on a deserted island. He uses his wits and resources to build shelter, farm, and survive for twenty-eight years! Crusoe's adventures surviving loneliness, taming wild animals, and battling mutineers have been adapted for young readers. Crusoe's strength, courage, and faith are tested in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Defoe's The Adventures of Robinson...
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Series
Adventures of Wishbone volume 4
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Language
English
Description
As he and Joe try to get to the eight-grade basketball game in time, Wishbone the dog imagines himself as Robinson Crusoe, the sole survivor of a shipwreck who lived on a deserted island for nearly thirty years.
Language
English
Description
Moll is a headstrong woman whose lowly station in 18th century London leaves her in the most dire of circumstances. Her story involves husbands and numerous lovers, shocking family secrets, and travels to bustling London and the Virginia colonies. Moll's misdeeds stretch from sexual adventures to criminal acts, leaving her with a price on her head as she strives to triumph against overwhelming odds.