Audiobooks by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Plot summary Robinson Crusoe (the family name corrupted from the German name 'Kreutznaer') sets sail from Kingston upon Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who wanted him to pursue a career in law. After a tumultuous journey where his ship is wrecked in a storm, his desire for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again. This journey, too, ends in disaster, as the ship is taken over by Salé pirates (the Salé Rovers) and Crusoe is enslaved by a Moor. Two years later, he escapes in a boat with a boy named Xury; a captain of a Portuguese ship off the west coast of Africa rescues him. The ship is en route to Brazil. Crusoe sells Xury to the captain. With the captain's help, Crusoe procures a plantation in Brazil. Years later, Crusoe joins an expedition to purchase slaves from Africa but is shipwrecked in a storm about forty miles out to sea on an island off the Venezuelan coast (which he calls the Island of Despair) near the mouth of the Orinoco River on 30 September 1659.:_Chapter 23_ He observes the latitude as 9 degrees and 22 minutes north. He sees penguins and seals on this island. Only he, the captain's dog, and two cats survive the shipwreck. Overcoming his despair, he fetches arms, tools and other supplies from the ship before it breaks apart and sinks. He builds a fenced-in habitat near a cave which he excavates. By making marks in a wooden cross, he creates a calendar. By using tools salvaged from the ship, and some which he makes himself, he hunts, grows barley and rice, dries grapes to make raisins, learns to make pottery and raises goats. He also adopts a small parrot. He reads the Bible and becomes religious, thanking God for his fate in which nothing is missing but human society. More years pass and Crusoe discovers cannibals, who occasionally visit the island to kill and eat prisoners. He plans to kill them for committing an abomination, but later realizes he has no right to do so, as the cannibals do not knowingly commit a crime. He dreams of obtaining one or two servants by freeing some prisoners; when a prisoner escapes, Crusoe helps him, naming his new companion 'Friday' after the day of the week he appeared. Crusoe teaches Friday the English language and converts him to Christianity.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Mark F. Smith (Narrator)

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Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn et La Vie et Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé

Premier Livre : Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn est un roman de l'Américain Mark Twain. Moins connu que Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn est souvent considéré comme le chef-d'œuvre de Twain, et comme le livre fondateur de la littérature américaine moderne. Il est raconté à la première personne par Huckleberry 'Huck' Finn. Il s'agit d'une suite directe des Aventures de Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn est alors sous l'intendance vigilante de la veuve Douglas. Cependant, lorsqu'il est forcé de retourner sous la garde de son père alcoolique, Huck simule sa propre mort et s'enfuit le long de la rivière. En chemin, il rencontre Jim, un esclave en fuite, et tous deux deviennent amis et compagnons de voyage. Leurs aventures les mènent à travers de nombreux rebondissements dans le Sud américain, les entraînant dans un voyage légendaire... Deuxième Livre : La Vie et Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé, l'un des romans les plus publiés de l'histoire, raconte l'histoire d'un jeune Anglais naufragé dans une tempête et contraint de se débrouiller seul sur une île isolée... du moins le croit-il. Considéré comme le premier roman de langue anglaise et comme le premier exemple de fiction réaliste en tant que genre littéraire, il connut un grand succès à sa parution. Il est à ce jour considéré comme un livre majeur de la littérature classique.

Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain (Author), Terry Mac Millan (Narrator)

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La Vie et Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé

Robinson Crusoé, l'un des romans les plus publiés de l'histoire, raconte l'histoire d'un jeune Anglais naufragé dans une tempête et contraint de se débrouiller seul sur une île isolée... du moins le croit-il. Considéré comme le premier roman de langue anglaise et comme le premier exemple de fiction réaliste en tant que genre littéraire, il connut un grand succès à sa parution. Il est à ce jour considéré comme un livre majeur de la littérature classique.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Terry Mac Millan (Narrator)

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Robinson Crusoe Vol. I-II

-obra completa narrada en Español Latino- Robinson Crusoe es una de las obras más famosas del célebre escritor inglés Daniel Defoe, publicada en 1719 y considerada la primera novela inglesa. Se trata de una autobiografía ficticia del protagonista, un náufrago inglés que pasa 28 años en una remota isla desierta. Probablemente la historia tuvo como inspiración hechos reales ocurridos a Pedro Serrano y Alexander Selkirk, a partir de donde construiría, con una trama sencilla y auténtica, un símbolo del colonialismo, del hombre perfecto y de la moral suprema. Robinson Crusoe es la clásica novela de aventuras por antonomasia.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Max Garzón (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Robinson Crusoe

Este clásico de la literatura escrito en 1719, nos presenta Las aventuras increíbles y mágicas de Robinson Crusoe, un naufrago que pasó 28 años alejado del mundo civilizado, es el relato autobiográfico de Robinson Kreutznaer, un expedicionario inglés que naufragó en una isla desierta, y cuyas vivencias están basadas en supuestos hechos reales. Concretamente, se considera que la obra es la adaptación del naufragio del marinero Alexander Selkik, quien sobrevivió en el archipiélago chileno por más de cinco años. Robinson Crusoe es una historia cautivadora que aborda las vicisitudes que implica satisfacer las necesidades humanas más elementales en un entorno totalmente virgen. Un clásico de la literatura donde el ingenio y la audacia son requisitos para sobrevivir a lo inexplorado e inesperado, pero, por sobre todo, a la soledad más cruenta.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Armando Hernandez (Narrator)

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Great English Literature Classics Bundle, 5 in 1 Bundle: Wuthering Heights, Robinson Crusoe, Heart o

Great English Literature Classics Bundle, 5 in 1 Bundle: Wuthering Heights, Robinson Crusoe, Heart of Darkness, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Much Ado About Nothing Here is your chance to listen to the best and most memorable classic English literature works and it's all at a special price. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. Wuthering Heights is romantic, impassioned and wild, but it is also a dark journey in the human soul. Robinson Crusoe is said to be based on the real-life experiences of Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk who lived on an island called Mas a Tierra for four years. Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoe's hard-luck character is still the standard for "growing where you're planted." It has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, inspiring not only in literature but also in film, television, and radio. Heart of Darkness is a story within a story in which the character Charles Marlow relates his experience to fellow seafarers aboard a boat floating on the River Thames. It talks about the horrors of Western colonialism but what is really emphasized in this work is the idea that there is little difference between 'civilized people'' and 'savages.' Heart of Darkness is considered one of the best novels in the 20th century. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. Much Ado About Nothing is one of the best known works by William Shakespeare. The play is very popular and it continues to be one of Shakespeare's most performed plays to this date.

Daniel Defoe, Emily Bronte, Joseph Conrad, Mary Godolphin, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Shakespeare (Author), Johan F Girado, Marcus Mulenga, Matt Montanez (Narrator)

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Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe published on April 25, 1719. During its first edition, Robinson Crusoe was listed as the author so many people thought he was a real person and this novel was like an account of his travels. But this story is said to be based on the real-life experiences of Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk who lived for four years on an island called Mas a Tierra which has now been renamed Robinson Crusoe Island. This novel is about Crusoe’s tumultuous journey after his ship got wrecked in a storm until he was able to come back to England. His adventures have continuously appealed to many readers, especially young adults who are inspired by the hero’s inventive resourcefulness and survival tactics. By the end of the 19th century, no book had ever had more editions, spin-offs, and translations than Robinson Crusoe which is a testament to how great this novel is. So take action and download this audiobook today!

Daniel Defoe, Mary Godolphin (Author), Matt Montanez (Narrator)

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Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe (Author), The Peter Pan Players (Narrator)

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Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer) – a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called 'Más a Tierra', now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. Despite its simple narrative style, Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. It is generally seen as a contender for the first English novel. Before the end of 1719, the book had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning so many imitations, not only in literature but also in film, television, and radio, that its name is used to define a genre, the Robinsonade.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Mark F. Smith (Narrator)

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Robinson Crusoe Vol. II

Robinson Crusoe es una de las obras más famosas del célebre escritor inglés Daniel Defoe, publicada en 1719 y considerada la primera novela inglesa. Se trata de una autobiografía ficticia del protagonista, un náufrago inglés que pasa 28 años en una remota isla desierta. Probablemente la historia tuvo como inspiración hechos reales ocurridos a Pedro Serrano y Alexander Selkirk, a partir de donde construiría, con una trama sencilla y auténtica, un símbolo del colonialismo, del hombre perfecto y de la moral suprema. Robinson Crusoe es la clásica novela de aventuras por antonomasia.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Max Garzón (Narrator)

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Die Pest in London (Ungekürzt)

Die Pest war eine der größten Geißeln in der Geschichte. Von der Antike bis weit ins 17. Jahrhundert forderte sie Millionen von Menschenleben. Daniel Defoe schildert in einer Mischung aus Roman und Augenzeugenbericht die große Pest zu London im Jahre 1664, eine der letzten großen Pestepidemien in Europa, der weit über 100.000 Londoner zum Opfer fielen. Bedrückend und mahnend angesichts der drohenden Gefahren moderner Seuchen.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Helmut Hafner (Narrator)

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The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Unabridged)

'The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe' is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. Just as in its significantly more popular predecessor, Robinson Crusoe (1719), the first edition credits the work's fictional protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author. It was published under the considerably longer original title: The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of the Globe. Although intended to be the last Crusoe tale, the novel is followed by a non-fiction book involving Crusoe by Defoe entitled Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: With his Vision of the Angelick World (1720). The story is speculated to be partially based on Moscow embassy secretary Adam Brand's journal detailing the embassy's journey from Moscow to Peking from 1693 to 1695. The book starts with the statement about Crusoe's marriage in England. He bought a little farm in Bedford and had three children: two sons and one daughter. Our hero suffered a distemper and a desire to see 'his island.' He could talk of nothing else, and one can imagine that no one took his stories seriously, except his wife. She told him, in tears, 'I will go with you, but I won't leave you.' But in the middle of this felicity, Providence unhinged him at once, with the loss of his wife.

Daniel Defoe (Author), Ben Hynes (Narrator)

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