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Brighter Days Ahead: Utopian Novels
Classics - St. Charles Public Library
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Classics - St. Charles Public Library
Kid Lit Classics (WPL-Youth)
OBD Audiobook Classics - Adult
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Contemporary fiction. 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance . . . reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self . . . ' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the...
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Robinson Crusoe, de Daniel Defoe, es una novela de aventuras que explora la supervivencia, la soledad y la resiliencia humana. La historia sigue a Crusoe, un marinero inglés que, tras un naufragio, queda varado en una isla desierta. A lo largo de los años, enfrenta múltiples desafíos, desde la búsqueda de alimento y refugio hasta el encuentro con caníbales y la llegada de su fiel compañero, Viernes. A través de su ingenio y determinación,...
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The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is the lesser-known sequel to Defoe's well-loved Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is married in England when he is overcome by the melancholy urge to visit his island once more. After the death of his wife he sets sail and finds his island in a state of disarray. He installs a code of conduct and leaves the habitants with useful skills. He then sails home via Madagascar, South-East Asia and China and
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En 1651, Robinson Crusoé quitte York, en Angleterre, pour naviguer, contre la volonté de ses parents qui souhaitaient qu'il devienne avocat. Son navire est abordé par des pirates de Salé : Crusoé devient l'esclave d'un Maure. Mais il parvient à s'échapper sur un bateau portugais qui l'emmène au Brésil, o il devient le propriétaire d'une plantation. En 1659, alors qu'il a vingt-huit ans, il rejoint une expédition recherchant des esclaves...
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Years after being rescued from the deserted island, Robinson Crusoe's life is much different from the one he knew during his solitary years as a cast away-he has a loving wife, small children, and a successful career as a plantation owner. But, with echoes of his old adventures sounding in his head, Crusoe feels drawn back to his island, and when his nephew offers to take him on board his trading vessel, Crusoe cannot refuse the opportunity to return...
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Having returned safely home, Crusoe marries and starts a family. But despite his prosperous life, he finds nothing to challenge him and suffers from a burning desire to return to sea. Although his wife begs him not to go, Crusoe and his man Friday set sail. When they reach the island, they are surprised to find that things have changed dramatically. When Crusoe and Friday set out for the mainland, they are attacked by vicious cannibals and Friday...
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If ever the story of any private man's adventures in the world were worth making public, and were acceptable when published, the Editor of this account thinks this will be so. The wonders of this man's life exceed all that (he thinks) is to be found extant; the life of one man being scarce capable of a greater variety. The story is told with modesty, with seriousness, and with a religious application of events to the uses to which wise men always...
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