The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (now more commonly rendered as "The Further adventures of Robinson Crusoe") is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. Just as in its significantly more popular predecessor, Robinson Crusoe (1719), the first edition credits the work's fictional protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author
The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (now more commonly rendered as "The Further adventures of Robinson Crusoe") is a novel by Daniel Defoe, firs...
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known simply as Moll Flanders) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known simply as Moll Flanders) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722....
Talskiddy was once an ancient manor belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall. Previous to the formation of the Duchy, it was one of 17 manors belonging to the Earl of Cornwall. 1] It is recorded that Richard, Earl of Cornwall purchased three Cornish acres at Talskiddy. These seventeen 'ancient manors' were known collectively as the Antiqua maneria. The manorial custom of "Free Bench" was practised here. It was once a centre for the woolcombing industry. Many of the older houses in the village are built of cob.
Talskiddy was once an ancient manor belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall. Previous to the formation of the Duchy, it was one of 17 manors belonging to t...
"From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, To the Present Time"
By Daniel Defoe
With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates - Mary Read and Anne Bonny;
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates, which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. It is the prime source for the biographies of many well known pirates. Its author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson,...
A General History of the Pyrates
"From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, To the Present Time"
Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was published under the full title The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but...
Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its...
Preface du Traducteur La fortune litteraire de Robinson Crusoe a ete si prodigieuse que le nom de l'auteur, aux yeux du public, a presque disparu sous sa gloire. Si Daniel de Foe avait eu la precaution de faire suivre sa signature du titre qu'il avait a la celebrite, la Peste de Londres, Roxana, le Colonel Jacques, le Capitaine Singleton et Moll Flanders auraient fait leur chemin dans le monde. Mais il n'en a pas ete ainsi. Pareille aventure etait arrivee a Cervantes, apres avoir ecrit Don Quichotte. Car on ne lut guere ses admirables nouvelles, son theatre, sans compter Galathee et Persiles...
Preface du Traducteur La fortune litteraire de Robinson Crusoe a ete si prodigieuse que le nom de l'auteur, aux yeux du public, a presque disparu sous...
