Daniel Defoe

Krasavitse Roksane bylo pjatnadtsat, kogda otets vydal ee zamuzh za uvazhaemogo londonskogo pivovara. No zamuzhestvo ne zadalos - vosem let spustja pivovar razorilsja i sbezhal, ostaviv zhenu bez deneg i s pjatju detmi. Pytajas dostich kakogo-to statusa v zhizni, Roksana peredaet detej dalnim rodstvennikam, stanovitsja ljubovnitsej svoego domokhozjaina i vse bolshe pogrjazaet v poroke..."Schastlivaja kurtizanka, ili Roksana" - poslednij roman Danielja Defo, dolgie gody publikovavshijsja anonimno. V romane avtor gluboko pogruzhaetsja v psikhologiju geroev i staraetsja podrobno opisat problemy odinokoj zhenschiny v patriarkhalnom obschestve XVIII veka.

Izdanie podarochnogo formata. Tvjordyj perepljot s vypuklymi elementami i chastichnym lakom. Plotnaja belaja bumaga. Chjotkij, udobnyj dlja chtenija shrift. Polnotsvetnye illjustratsii. Roman Danielja Defo "Zhizn i udivitelnye prikljuchenija Robinzona Kruzo" uzhe posle pervoj publikatsii v 1719 godu stal nastojaschej literaturnoj sensatsiej. Udivitelnaja istorija vyzhivanija cheloveka na neobitaemom ostrove, v otryve ot tsivilizatsii, zakhvatila umy chitatelej i stala osnovoj dlja tselogo kulturnogo napravlenija - "robinzonady". Uvlekatelnye podrobnosti pokorenija dikoj prirody cheredujutsja s razmyshlenijami o podlinnykh zhiznennykh tsennostjakh, a nravstvennoe preobrazhenie glavnogo geroja zastavljaet zadumatsja o sile i velichii chelovecheskogo dukha. Roskoshnye vidy tropicheskogo ostrova, starinnye parusniki, idillicheskie kartiny mirnogo bytija i zhestokie skhvatki s kannibalami i piratami vstajut pered nashimi glazami blagodarja jarkim i detalnym illjustratsijam izvestnogo peterburgskogo khudozhnika Vladimira Kanivtsa. Klassicheskij perevod Marii Shishmarjovoj.

After a calamitous storm, Robinson Crusoe, a resourceful and tenacious Englishman, is marooned on a remote island with only the supplies he can salvage from the wrecked ship. Over the course of 28 years on the island, he transforms from a desperate survivor into a master of his environment, turning his barren surroundings into a self-sufficient haven. Through vivid descriptions of the island's flora and fauna, Daniel Defoe paints a striking picture of Crusoe's solitary existence, crafting a timeless adventure that captivates readers with its exploration of human determination and the triumph of the human spirit. The realism and innovative use of journal-like narration in Robinson Crusoe have influenced many great authors, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Robert Louis Stevenson.DANIEL DEFOE [1660-1731] was one of England s most versatile and prolific authors, excelling as a poet, journalist, political writer, travel writer, and essayist on a variety of subjects, including history and economics. He is best known for his novels Robinson Crusoe [1719] and the critically acclaimed Moll Flanders [1722].