Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: '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 my self...' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers,…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This title includes: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe — Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an island, totally isolated, until twenty-four years later when he unexpectedly meets another human. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson: Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and sets off in search of buried treasure. But treacherous Long John Silver has other ideas for the treasure... Kidnapped by Robert…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: 'I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I saved his Life... I likewise taught him to say Master'. Robinson Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He gradually creates a life for himself, building a house, cultivating the land, and making a companion from the native whose life he saves. Daniel…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: «Roxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own «wicked» life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. Endowed with many seductive skills, she is herself seduced: by money, by dreams of rank, and by the illusion that she can escape her own past.…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A shipwreck, a sole survivor, a deserted island — What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe's amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of adventure and suspense while painting a fascinating portrait of the age — including references to slavery and Europe's view of the New World. Abridged for easier reading and carefully…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: From its first publication in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been printed in over 700 editions. It has inspired almost every conceivable kind of imitation and variation, and been the subject of plays, operas, cartoons, and computer games. The character of Crusoe has entered the consciousness of each succeeding generation as readers add their own interpretation to the adventures so thrillingly…