Daniel Defoe
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1390L
Language
English
Description
Written in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1320L
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1719 Daniel Defoe wrote the first great English-language novel. Though a rich story and an excellent window to his times,300-year-old English is difficult to read. Therefore, enjoy an updated translation of the classic story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (69 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
When Robinson Crusoe sets out to travel the world, he never imagines his ship will be caught up in a terrible storm that will leave him shipwrecked and the only survivor. But Robinson soon learns he's not alone on the island as he encounters pirates, cannibals, and even a new friend. A graphic novel retelling of Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe."
Author
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
"A terrible storm drowned all his shipmates and left him marooned on a deserted island. Forced to overcome despair, doubt, and self-pity, he struggles to create a life for himself in the wilderness. From practically nothing, Crusoe painstakingly learns how to make pottery, grow crops, domesticate livestock, and build a house. His many adventures are recounted including a fierce battle with cannibals and his rescue of Friday, the man who becomes...
20) Robinson Crusoe
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shipwrecked! A young Englishman finds himself stranded on a small island in the middle of nowhere. For 24 years he survives--and even thrives. How will his life change now that his island has a visitor?