Author: John HowellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243725564
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk
Author: John HowellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243725564
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Marooned
Author: Robert KraskePublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547533810
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
In 1704, Alexander Selkirk was voyaging across the South Pacific when, after arguing with the ship’s captain, he was put ashore— alone—on an uninhabited island. Equipped with little more than a musket and his wits, Selkirk not only survived in complete solitude for more than four years, but to came to be quite comfortable and happy. After being rescued by a British privateer in 1709, he took a leading role in several dramatic captures of merchant ships. Although he returned to civilization a rich man, he couldn’t find a place in society and always longed to return to the paradise of his island. Selkirk’s well-documented adventures so inspired Daniel Defoe that they became the basis for his perennial classic, Robinson Crusoe. In an account that is every bit as fascinating as Defoe’s novel, Robert Kraske provides vivid descriptions of Selkirk’s days on the island and aboard ship, including details of the violent, bloody, and legally sanctioned pirating that went on in the early 18th century. Author’s note, glossary, bibliography, index.
The Robinson Crusoe Trilogy
Author: Daniel DafoePublisher:
ISBN: 9781782821649
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
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, battles with cannibals and many other exciting escapades. The final Defoe text has been carefully edited by Leonaur to remove ligatures and other archaic characters to make the it more readable and enjoyable for modern readers. Many who know of Crusoe's fictional adventures are aware that they were based on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk. There have been several versions of his story published, but we have chosen the one we believe is the fullest and most accurate to include here to give readers an understanding of the reality that inspired Robinson Crusoe's fame. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK THE REAL ROBINSON CRUSOE A NARRATIVE FOUND ON FACTS
Author: JOHN HOWELLPublisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Alexander Selkirk was born in the year 1676, and was the seventh son of John Selkirk, shoemaker and tanner, in Largo, Scotland. His mother looked upon him as one that would pass through some great events, and she resolved to have him push his fortune at sea, where he went in his nineteenth year, to escape the rebuke of his unruly conduct. He was from home six years; and again being guilty of very bad behavior, and having beaten a young infirm brother, and raised a riot in his father’s house, he was publicly reprimanded: upon this, he left home, and being a skilful seaman, was appointed Sailing Master, in a vessel called the Cinque Ports—a small sailor which went in company with captain Dampier to the South Sea...FROM THE BOOKS.
Robinson Crusoe Readalong
Author: Daniel DefoePublisher: Ags Pub
ISBN: 9780785407706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe
Author: John HowellThe life and adventures of Alexander Selkirk
Author: John HowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Castaways
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Selkirk's Island
Author: Diana SouhamiPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 178087877X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
When Alexander Selkirk was abandoned by his shipmates on the remote island of Juan Fernandez in 1704 he could not have know that he wouldn't see another human soul for four long years, could not have anticipated the lonely and fierce existence to which he had been condemned, nor could he have ever guessed that his plight - recreated in the form of Robinson Crusoe - would be immortalised by Daniel Defoe. In this startlingly original book, award-winning author Diana Souhami brings new life to this story, evoking the abandoned sailor's struggle with solitude, God and the savage new home into which he had been so brutally thrust.
In Search of Robinson Crusoe
Author: Daisuke TakahashiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book seeks to discover the actual man and the true adventures behind the life of Alexander Selkirk, the real-life Robinson Crusoe.
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