Daniel Defoe

Dickory Cronke: The Dumb Philosopher by Daniel Defoe is a story about a man from Taskiddy who was born unable to speak. Finally gaining the ability later in life, Cronke writes his memoir about his thoughts, ideas, and experiences and their philosophical meaning. Excerpt: "Dear sister," says he, "you observe very well, and I wish the continuance of my speech for a few moments, that I might make an ample declaration upon that account. But I find that...

This edition includes: Novels: Robinson Crusoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Captain Singleton Memoirs of a Cavalier A Journal of the Plague Year Colonel Jack Moll Flanders Roxana The Consolidator A True Relation of the Apparition of Mrs. Veal Dickory Cronke Historical Works: A General History of the Pyrates The History of the Pyrates The King of Pirates The Pirate Gow The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard The Life of Mr....

The Memoirs of Alexander Ramkins is a memoir of a hardworking and impressive military officer deserving of high praise. Excerpt: "I was not above Seventeen Years of Age when the Battle of Gillycranky was fought between the Two Highland Generals, the Lord Viscount Dundee and Mackay. And being then a Stripling at the University of Aberdeen and understanding that several Clans were gathering into a Body in defense of King James III sold my Books and...

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton" by Daniel Defoe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature....

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe' is a novel by Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe (the family name corrupted from the German name "Kreutznaer") set 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...

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Vindication of the Press" by Daniel Defoe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

From London To Land's End by Daniel Defoe - Is a classic travelogue of the famous author of "Robinson Crusoe," describing his epic journey through the southern part of England and picturing the country at the end of the first quarter of the eighteenth century.

The Apparition of Mrs. Veal is a pamphlet written by Daniel Defoe and published anonymously in 1706. Title in its entirety A True Account of Mrs. Veal's Apparition to Mrs. Bargrave in Canterbury the Day After His Death. The date of September 8, 1705, has been dubbed "the earliest contemporary ghost story." The booklet describes a Canterbury resident, Mrs. Bargrave, who is visited by Mrs. Veal, an old acquaintance and former neighbor who claims he...

Dieser im Jahre 1720 erschienene Roman beschreibt das Leben einer fiktiven Person - Bob Singleton. Der Seefahrer und Pirat erzählt über sein Privatleben und seine Abenteuer in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sein Leben war von Anfang an recht ungewöhnlich und abenteuerlich: Als Kind reicher Eltern wird er von einer Diebin entführt, an eine Bettlerin weitergegeben und dann an eine Zigeunerin für 12 Shilling verkauft. Doch das Leben hatte für...

After being kidnapped from his family as a child, Bob Singleton is raised by the gypsy who purchased him. As a young man, he quickly takes to life at sea, and begins a series of adventures, both on and off land, eventually becoming a successful pirate known as Captain Singleton. The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is written much in the same style as author Daniel Defoe's other famous novels, including Robinson Crusoe...