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Daniel Defoe was a fiction writer, journalist and spy. He was one of the first authors to write a novel. From London to Land's End is a detailed account of Defoe's travels in 1722. Not only does Defoe describe the places he went, but he also discusses his feelings about what he has seen. Defoe gives the reader a wonderful look at the times of George the First. His detailed tavern bill shows bread as the most expensive item during wartime. The wide diverse range of topics cover such things as sheep, dialect, ladies and building projects.

Product Description: Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe (Arabic Edition)

Product Description: An American Robinson Crusoe

Product Description: Dickory Cronke: The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder

Product Description: Undoubtedly the most important piece of pirate-related literature in all of history. A faithful republication of the 1724 book with slight edits and formatting. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates in its entirety with all lists and photographs intact, this is a brandnew typeset taken from the original archived copies – transcribed digitally...read more

This relation is matter of fact, and attended with such circumstances, as may induce any reasonable man to believe it. It was sent by a gentleman, a justice of peace, at Maidstone, in Kent, and a very intelligent person, to his friend in London, as it is here worded; which discourse is attested by a very sober and understanding gentlewoman, a kinswoman of the said gentleman's, who lives in Canterbury, within a few doors of the house in which the within-named Mrs. Bargrave lives; who believes his kinswoman to be of so discerning a spirit, as not to be put upon by any fallacy; and who positively assured him that the whole matter, as it is related and laid down, is really true; and what she herself had in the same words, as near as may be, from Mrs. Bargrave's own mouth, who, she knows, had no reason to invent and publish such a story, or any design to forge and tell a lie, being a woman of much honesty and virtue, and her whole life a course, as it were, of piety.

Product Description: The History of the Plague in London is a historical novel offering an account of the dismal events caused by the Great Plague, which mercilessly struck the city of London in 1665. First published in 1722, the novel illustrates the social disorder triggered by the outbreak, while focusing on human suffering and the mere devastation occupying London at the time...read more

Product Description: 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 in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea...read more

Product Description: From London to Land's End is a popular book by Daniel Defoe. Read From London to Land's End, free online version of the book by Daniel Defoe, on ReadCentral.com. Daniel Defoe's From London to Land's End consists of 5 parts for ease of reading...read more

Product Description: ROBINSON CRUSOE As a boy, young Robinson was forever eager to go to sea, and when he disobeys his parents and first sets sail so begins his extraordinary life of adventures. Shipwreck, pirates, slavery and adversity all await him in this classic story of one man's struggle to endure and survive...read more

Product Description: Viva en la parroquia de St. Bennet Funk, cerca del Royal Exchange, una honesta y pobre viuda quien, después de morir su marido, tomó huéspedes en su casa. Es decir, dejó libres algunas de sus habitaciones para aliviar su renta...read more

Product Description: A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe - This novel is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings...read more

Product Description: Crusoe (the family name corrupted from the German name "Kreutznaer") sets sail from the Queen's Dock in Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who want him to pursue a career, possibly in law. After a tumultuous journey where his ship is wrecked in a storm, his lust for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again...read more