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This comprehensive and authoritative edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe situates each letter in its biographical, literary, and historical contexts. A unique source for a turbulent period of British...

Penguin Classics relaunch. With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what is regarded as the first English novel, and created one of the most popular and enduring myths in literature. Written in...

With new introduction by Cynthia Wall, chronology further reading, glossary, and explanatory notes. In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at...

Author: Daniel Defoe Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 With new introduction by Cynthia Wall, chronology further reading, glossary, and explanatory notes. In 1665 the plague swept through...

Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll's drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and...

Penguin Classics relaunch. With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what is regarded as the first English novel, and created one of the most popular and enduring myths in literature. Written in...

The true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men...

The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far from any shipping routes. At first he is in despair, but slowly, with patience and...

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal...

An extraordinarily ambitious, surprising and enjoyable book, the first of two volumes, celebrating the British short story This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and...

Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as...

Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew novels have so thoroughly captured the raw endurance of the human spirit as Daniel Defoe's The Adventures of...

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England....

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The novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket.Few novels have captured the raw drama of human survival quite...

Born and abandoned in Newgate Prison, Moll Flanders is forced to make her own way in life. She duly embarks on a career that includes husband-hunting, incest, bigamy, prostitution and...

The book titled The Complete English Tradesman by the author Daniel Defoe. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The new paperback series: Penguin English Library 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation...

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England. From...

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe picaresque novel The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders chronicles the tumultuous life of its eponymous...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of early English fiction, The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jack chronicles the...

As Moll Flanders struggles for survival amid the harsh social realities of seventeenth-century England, there is but one snare she is determined to avoid - the deadly snare of poverty....

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England. From her birth...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded boards. Faded DJ with some wear and tear. Binding tight. Clean and bright copy. This...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition...

This extended study of the treatment of the physical, material nature of the human body in the works of Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe examines the role that literary invention...

As Text continues the re-release of J. M. Coetzee's major works, this second instalment of four titles - with introductions from top emerging and established writers - will win over...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis novel follows the life of Moll Flanders, a woman born in a Newgate prison who navigates the challenges of...

Author: Virginia WoolfFormat: Paperback, 111mm x 178mm, 160g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The only advice, indeed,...

In the seventeenth century antiquarianism was a well-respected profession and antiquarian works were in demand, particularly amongst the gentry, who were especially interested in establishing lineage and the descent of...

The British links with St Petersburg date back to the very year of its foundation and have continued almost unbroken to the present day. Anthony Cross narrates the story of...

For the centennial of its original publication, a beautiful Deluxe Edition of one of Joyce's greatest works A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper For the centennial...

They're back!!! The Pirate Captain and his irascible crew of scoundrels return in their soggiest saga yet. Fresh from their mishaps with Charles Darwin and the evil Bishop of Oxford,...

This definitive three-volume Penguin Classics edition provides a complete and unmodernized text, presenting the History as it appeared to its early readers Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and...

A rich and often fantastical travel narrative from the 14th Century, combining geography and natural history with romance and marvels Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to...

Author: Nicholas Crane Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Intrepid presenter Nicholas Crane investigates eight epic journeys, following in the footsteps of our greatest indigenous explorers. Nick presents eight of...

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Author: Gideon Defoe Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 It is 1837, and for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain and his rag-tag pirate crew, life on the high seas has...

Samuel Richardson's Pamela is a captivating story of one young woman's rebellion against the social order, edited by Peter Sabor with an introduction by Margaret A. Doody in Penguin Classics....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of art, identity, and moral reckoning, John Fowles's Daniel Martin chronicles the introspective journey of a successful Hollywood screenwriter who, confronted...

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