Dieser im Jahre 1720 erschienene Roman beschreibt das Leben einer fiktiven Person - Bob Singleton. Der Seefahrer und Pirat erzahlt uber sein Privatleben und seine Abenteuer in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sein Leben war von Anfang an recht ungewohnlich und abenteuerlich: Als Kind reicher Eltern wird er von einer Diebin entfuhrt, an eine Bettlerin weitergegeben und dann an eine Zigeunerin fur 12 Shilling verkauft. Doch das Leben hatte fur ihn noch viel mehr vor... Defoes Romane sind mehr als nur spannende Geschichten. Bei der Beschreibung der Piraterie und Seefahrtsstruktur schildert er vor...

For the first time the complete three volumes appear in a single volume, to be read in order, as the author Daniel Defoe originally intended.

"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...

The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies who eventually makes his way to sea. One half of the book concerns Singleton's crossing of Africa and the later half concerns his life as a pirate. Defoe's description of piracy focuses for the most part on matters of economics and logistics, making it an intriguing if not particularly gripping read. Singleton's piracy is more like a merchant adventurer, perhaps Defoe's comment on capitalism.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are five of the greatest Pirate novels ever written as well as a number of wonderful short stories. You'll go in search of adventure with Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, and the Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson. Authors include James Fenimore Cooper, Howard Pyle, Lucretia Parker, Murray Leinster and many others. This is the swashbuckling pirate anthology you've been waiting for. Over 800 pages and more than 300,000 words of pulse pounding pirate adventures await you. Grab your eyepatch and set sail for...

The iconic Robinson Crusoe and the real life events that inspired his story
Almost everyone has heard of the story of Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday, whether they have actually read Defoe's book or not. Crusoe has been the subject of numerous films, television series and dramatisations. People might not, however, be aware that as a result of the success of the original book, Crusoe's fictional life and adventures became a trilogy. All three books appear in this unique Leonaur edition and readers can expect a gratifying helping of dark deeds at sea, marooning, fights for survival,...

The iconic Robinson Crusoe and the real life events that inspired his story
Almost everyone has heard of the story of Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday, whether they have actually read Defoe's book or not. Crusoe has been the subject of numerous films, television series and dramatisations. People might not, however, be aware that as a result of the success of the original book, Crusoe's fictional life and adventures became a trilogy. All three books appear in this unique Leonaur edition and readers can expect a gratifying helping of dark deeds at sea, marooning, fights for survival,...