Daniel Defoe

This novel is the captivating sequel to the original adventures of the famed adventurer Robinson Crusoe. In this classic and timeless novel, Crusoe the adventurer finds himself bored with his prosperity as well as consumed by an irresistible longing to return to the island that he left many years before. Along with his trusty servant and companion, Friday, he embarks on a harrowing high-seas adventure that takes them to China, to the Russian steppes, and into the dangers of Siberia.Visit ladyvalkyrie.com for more classics and other series of books

Leseuniverset klassikere er en ny boks med skjønnlitterære tekster. Boksen består av kjente og kjære klassikere, som Robinson Crusoe og Skatten på Sjørøverøya. Tekstene er forenklet og har fått en oppdatert språklig bearbeiding tilpasset målgruppa. Hver bok er på 80 til 100 sider, illustrert og med oppgaver i lesetrategier.

Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being.

The King of Pirates (1719) is a novel written by Daniel Defoe. On the back of the success of his earlier work "Robinson Crusoe", Defoe penned "The King of Pirates" as a swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas. The protagonist, Captain Avery is a pirate couched as a likeable rogue who responds to a letter accusing him of misdeeds with a reply seeking to clear his name against all such charges. Daniel Defoe (circa 1661 to 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and, along with others such as Richardson, is among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural).

"Robinson Crusoe" was a castaway as a result of a terrible storm at sea. He was left with only a knife, some tobacco and a pipe. And so starts his education in how to survive, he learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. Until twenty-four years later he meets another human being. Robinson Crusoe has been praised by such writers as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Johnson as one of the greatest novels in the English language. "The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" start in England, where he is married with three children and has bought a farm. But he is desperate to see his island and can think of nothing else. His wife tells his she will go with him but then dies. And so the story unfolds and the travelling begins taking us back to the island, to Madagascar, Southeast Asia and China and then on to Siberia. "Moll Flanders" was also praised by Virginia Woolf, saying it was one of the "few English novels which we can call indisputably great." Defoe wrote this story under a pseudonym, giving the impression that the story was actually an autobiography. The tale is a journey from rags to riches of a woman who was born in prison and ascends to wealth and status. Defoe catalogues her misdemeanours, her spirit, her determination and her varied careers from a prostitute, a charming and faithful wife, a thief, and a convict. The title page gives the synopsis: "The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders &c. Who was Born in Newgate, and during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, and dies a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums . . ." "A Journal of the Plague Year" chronicles the year 1665, when the Great Plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 lives. Defoe so vividly chronicles the progress of the disease that this book has frequently been miscategorised as "non-fiction". Defoe is utterly convincing and this book transports us to the city, through the deserted streets and beside the houses with crosses daubed on their doors, introduces us to the citizens and we feel with them the horror, fear and hysteria growing. "Roxana" is Defoe's last and darkest novel. Again it is an autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. This woman is well aware of the price she is paying and of her weaknesses. She tries to learn the lessons of her trails and struggles in life. But unlike his other characters, she fails conquer these weaknesses.

Daniel Defoe's story of the shipwrecked hero and his lonely adventure. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Leseuniverset klassikere er en ny boks med skjønnlitterære tekster. Boksen består av kjente og kjære klassikere, som Robinson Crusoe og Skatten på Sjørøverøya. Tekstene er forenklet og har fått en oppdatert språklig bearbeiding tilpasset målgruppa. Hver bok er på 80 til 100 sider, illustrert og med oppgaver i lesestrategier.Titler i boksen:De tre musketererSkatten på SjørøverøyaFrankensteinRobinson CrusoeJungelbokaUlvehunden