A young man goes to sea against his father's advice, survives storms, slavery and a shipwreck, and finds himself alone on an island where the only proof another human exists is a single footprint. Defoe was fifty-nine when he published it, had been pilloried and imprisoned for his pamphlets, and wrote it as a true account by the man himself — most of his first readers believed it.

A young man goes to sea against his father's advice, survives storms, slavery and shipwreck, and finds himself alone on an island with a knife, a musket and twenty-eight years to fill. The inventories, the calendar cut into a post, the footprint: Defoe built the survival story in one attempt and no one has improved the frame. Here with paintings of tropical shore, storm and improvised shelter, and Gilded Library ornament of ship's wheel, skin parasol and a print in the sand.

Stranded alone on a remote island, one man must learn how to survive with nothing but his courage and ingenuity. In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe tells the unforgettable story of a young man's extraordinary journey from adventure and exploration to isolation and survival. After a series of voyages and misfortunes, Robinson Crusoe finds himself shipwrecked on a deserted island. Far from civilization, he must rely on his own determination and resourcefulness to find food, build shelter, make...

Shipwrecked alone on a desert island for nearly three decades, Robinson Crusoe has nothing but grit, ingenuity, and a battered Bible to survive — until a single footprint in the sand changes everything. Daniel Defoe's 1719 castaway tale is often called the first true English novel, and it's easy to see why: it's still a gripping, page-by-page account of what it takes to build a life from nothing. The original survival story, and the ancestor of every desert-island tale that followed.

Moll Flanders is a picaresque novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be an autobiographical account of the life of the eponymous heroine, detailing her exploits from birth until old age as she uses her wits, cunning and charm to provide herself with financial security.“Moll Flanders” informs the reader that this is not her real name, but an alias to protect her identity for legal reasons. She details her birth in Newgate Prison to a mother who delaye...

This 1st volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes Butler, Samuel: The Way of All Flesh Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Cather, Willa: My...

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Crusoe, old and rich and unable to sit still, goes back to his island — then on to Madagascar, India, China and overland across Siberia to Archangel. Defoe published the first book at fifty-nine and this sequel four months later; it sold, it was read for a century as the other half of the story, and it is where the castaway turns into something much less comfortable: a trader, a passenger, an old man who cannot stop moving.

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Robinson Crusoe is an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. It is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre, and has been described as the first novel, or at least the first English novel – although these labels are disputed.Written with a combination of epistolary, confessional, and didactic forms, the book follows the title character (born Robinson Kreutznaer) after he is cast away and spends 28 y...

Discover the world's greatest literary works with "50 Masterpieces You Must Read Before You Die: Volume 2". Dive into a treasure trove of classic novels that promise to captivate, inspire, and transport you through different eras and cultures. This carefully curated collection brings together timeless classics from renowned authors like James Joyce, Herman Melville, Mary Shelley, and Leo Tolstoy. Whether it's the thrilling adventures in "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome, the profou...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...