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In diesem Hörbuch sind acht Abenteuergeschichten berühmter Autoren vereint - in diesem Paket noch billiger als einzeln gekauft! Geschichten von Seeräubern, Hexen, einsamen Inseln, gefährlichen Räubern und noch viel mehr werden von Meistern der Dichtkunst wie Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Klabund, Jack London, Karl May, Robert Louis Stevenson und Jules Verne beschrieben...

Robinson Crusoe strandet nach einem Schiffbruch auf einer einsamen Insel, kann aber verschiedene Ausrüstungsgegenstände von seinem Schiff retten.

Wer kennt nicht Robinson Crusoe, den wohl berühmtesten Schiffsbrüchigen und Überlebenskünstler? Das Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts erschienene Buch war von Daniel Defoe mehr als Gesellschaftskritik denn als Abenteuerroman konzipiert, doch der unfreiwillige Einsiedler regt bis zum heutigen Tage die Fantasie der Menschen an. Fragen des richtigen oder besseren Lebens sowie des Umgangs mit der Natur und den Mitmenschen sind mit dieser Figur verbunden. So ist die Lektüre des Buches immer auch eine intensive Beschäftigung mit den persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Werten.

Auf der Fahrt von Brasilien nach Afrika erleidet der junge Robinson Schiffbruch. Er rettet sich auf eine unbewohnte Insel und es gelingt ihm, sich ein neues Leben aufzubauen. Der Hund Jack, die Schiffskatze Moll und der Papagei Poll leisten ihm Gesellschaft. Und mit einem Freund wie Freitag scheint die kleine Inselgemeinschaft perfekt zu sein. Aber dann taucht ein Schiff am Horizont auf...

Glück und Unglück der berühmten Moll Flanders, die, in Newgate geboren, nebst ihrer Kindheit in sechzig wechselvollen Jahren Dirne war, fünfmal heiratete, darunter ihren Bruder, zwölf Jahre lang stahl, acht Jahre deportierte Verbrecherin in Virginien war, schließlich reich wurde, ehrbar lebte und reuig starb. Beschrieben nach ihren eigenen Erinnerungen.

Presented by actor/author Geoffrey Giuliano, here is an exciting "listen while you learn" audio production which promises to entertain, enlighten, and enliven the listener. Icon productions offer a daring, fresh perspective on the hundreds of perennial favorite tales which have inspired generations and imbued a deep love of literature and art in millions over time. 

When mariner Robinson Crusoe sails from London to the African coast to Brazil, his unpredictable voyage takes a catastrophic course. The lone survivor of a shipwreck, he washes ashore on an Atlantic island. Resourceful and determined to contend with providence and nature, he finds his...

We love control. The ability to predict and organise our lives as we want them. As we desire them. It’s quite a shock, then, when phantoms, ghouls and ghosts play their part, too. They don’t play by our rules. Our welfare is not their concern. They will do as they wish. And they have very vivid imaginations - way beyond the dictionary definition: Phantom. Noun. Something apparently seen, heard or sensed but having no physical reality. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion. A model, especially a transparent one, of the human body or of any of its parts.

Popular from first day of publication, it is one of the most widely published books in history. Widely imitated in literature, film, television and radio. It’s name is used to define a genre: the Robinsonade.

In A Journal of the Plague Year, first published in 1722, Defoe chronicles the progress of the epidemic. His fictional narrator traverses a city with deserted streets and alleyways, where the houses of death have crosses daubed on their doors. He described the panic among the inhabitants of the city as fear, isolation and hysteria reign. Defoe identifies specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which the horrific events took place. Well-researched, the book also provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the reality of various accounts heard by the narrator. 

In 1665, London was struck by the bubonic plague, an epidemic that was the last major instance of the bubonic plague in England. This instance of the plague killed 100,000 people over a year and a half, and was transmitted through rats that ran through the city. A Journal of the Plague Year was presented as an eyewitness account of the epidemic through the eyes of Londoners.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. ¿Qué harías si de un día para otro perdieras todas las comodidades, la seguridad y las personas que conoces? Esa es la pregunta que late en el corazón de Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe, la obra más famosa de Daniel Defoe y una de las novelas de...

The full title of the novel is Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress Or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Called the Countess de Wintselsheim. The novel concerns the story of an unnamed "fallen woman", the second time Defoe created such a character (the first was a similar female character in Moll Flanders). In Roxana, a woman who takes on various pseudonyms, including "Roxana," describes her fall from wealth thanks to abandonment by a "fool" of a husband and movement into prostitution upon his abandonment. Roxana moves up and down through the ...

Begleiten Sie Phileas Fogg bei seinem nervenaufreibenden Wettlauf gegen die Zeit einmal um den Globus. Trotzen Sie mit Robinson Crusoe der Einsamkeit einer verlassenen Insel und tauchen Sie ein in die skurrile Welt von Liliput, wo ein Riese auf Zwerge trifft. Und wenn der Ruf „Säbel raus!" ertönt, nehmen Sie Kurs auf die Schatzinsel – doch Vorsicht: Die Piraten schlafen nie!

In Roxana The Fortunate Mistress, the captivating tale unfolds as the unnamed protagonist, a fallen woman, navigates the tumultuous waters of life and fortune. Following her abandonment by a foolish husband, Roxana adopts various aliases, including her titular name, as she descends into the world of prostitution. This poignant narrative, the second of Daniel Defoes explorations of such a character (the first being in Moll Flanders), delves into her fluctuating journey through the social spectrum, revealing the complexities of survival, identity, and resilience in a harsh world. (Summary by ...

Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.

In this captivating novel, Daniel Defoe weaves the tumultuous life story of Moll Flanders, a woman born in Newgate and marked by a life of relentless adventure and hardship. Published in 1722, after the success of his earlier work, Robinson Crusoe, Defoes novel reflects his Whig political views amidst a changing landscape of party politics. Molls intriguing journey spans over sixty years, during which she navigates a world of love, crime, and redemption—spending twelve years as a whore, five times a wife (including a marriage to her own brother), and ultimately finding fortune and honesty in...

Set against the harrowing backdrop of 1665, this novel offers a gripping fictionalized account of one mans journey through the Great Plague that ravaged London. Presented in a compelling chronological narrative, the story immerses readers in the chilling realities of a city grappling with fear, loss, and survival.

Join Captain Singleton on a thrilling journey through his life, filled with extraordinary adventures and the allure of piracy. This captivating tale unfolds in two halves the first chronicles his daring travels across Africa, while the second dives into the intriguing world of piracy that captivated the era. Notably, the story explores the complex romantic relationship between Singleton and his devoted mentor, the Quaker William Walters, adding depth to this remarkable narrative.This show includes AI-generated content.

Abandoned and destitute, Roxana harnesses her faculties to change her fortunes. With her wits, her looks and her loyal maid Amy, she flouts all the rules, transforming herself from penniless widow to celebrated courtesan, dressed in finery and cavorting with princes. Yet, brazen and bejewelled, she becomes more and more trapped by deceit.