Young Robinson Crusoe wants to see the world, but a storm brings him to an island where he is alone and danger is everywhere. Years pass before he meets a friend who will help him to find his home again. Written in 1719, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most famous and bestloved adventure stories ever told.

Юный Робинзон Крузо вопреки советам отца решает стать моряком и уходит в плавание. Вскоре его корабль, попав в жестокий шторм, терпит крушение, и Робинзон оказывается на необитаемом острове, на котором ему предстоит провести 28 лет. Robinson Crusoe is an adapted Pre-intermediate Level reader written by Daniel Defoe. This is the story of Robinson Crusoe who ignored his father's advice and became a sailor. Caught in a violent storm Robinson finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island for twenty-eight years. Includes an Audio CD. Key features: - Carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary - Glossary at the back of the book explains some of the difficult words and phrases - The book has around 1400 basic words for Pre-intermediate-level students - Points for Understanding section and Exercises contained within the back of the book - Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets Retold by Salma Gabol.

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. The third book about Crusoe, Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is a collection of Daniel Defoe's essays on moral topics. The name of Crusoe used to spur the public's interest in this work.

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. The third book about Crusoe, Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is a collection of Daniel Defoe's essays on moral topics. The name of Crusoe used to spur the public's interest in this work.

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. The third book about Crusoe, Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is a collection of Daniel Defoe's essays on moral topics. The name of Crusoe used to spur the public's interest in this work.

Roman d’aventures sur le mode d’une autobiographie, Robinson Crusoe raconte les peripeties qu’un marin echoue sur une ile deserte vit a la suite d’un naufrage. Optimiste, inventif et energique, Robinson surmonte toutes les difficultes et apprend une nouvelle forme de bonheur en etant tour a tour cultivateur, artisan et guerrier. Ce recit invite a une reflexion profonde sur la place de l’homme dans la nature et pose au lecteur la question tres actuelle de la difference, avec l’arrivee de l’indigene Vendredi.

Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения. From its first publication in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been printed in over 700 editions. It has inspired almost every conceivable kind of imitation and variation, and been the subject of plays, opera, cartoons, and computer games. The character of Crusoe has entered the consciousness of each succeeding generation as readers add their own interpretation to the adventures so thrillingly ‘recorded’ by Defoe. Praised by eminent figures such as Coleridge, Rousseau and Wordsworth, this perennially popular book was cited by Karl Marx in Das Kapital to illustrate economic theory. However it is readers of all ages over the last three centuries who have given Robinson Crusoe its abiding position as a classic tale of adventure.

Издание полностью на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения. The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a desert island. In his journal he chronicles his daily battle to stay alive, as he conquers isolation, fashions shelter and clothes, first encounters another human being and fights off cannibals and mutineers. 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 an age of exploration and enterprise, it has been variously interpreted as an embodiment of British imperialist values, as a portrayal of "natural man", or as a moral fable. But above all it is a brilliant narrative, depicting Crusoe's transformation from terrified survivor to self-sufficient master of his island.

Издание является оригинальным пересказом всемирно известного приключенческого романа английского писателя Даниеля Дефо (1660? - 1731) "Робинзон Крузо", в котором рассказывается об английском моряке, оказавшемся после кораблекрушения на необитаемом острове и прожившем там практически в полном одиночестве долгие годы. Робинзон Крузо, отличающийся необыкновенной изобретательностью, трудолюбием и силой духа, находит выход из любого затруднения и поэтому не может не вызывать восхищения. Интересный сюжет, полный неожиданных поворотов, а также простое и ясное повествование делают знакомство с романом приятным и запоминающимся. Книга снабжена лексико-грамматическим и лингвострановедческим комментарием. Издание на английском языке.

Серия English Fiction Collection состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Читая книгу на языке оригинала, вы не только обогатите собственную лексику и научитесь чувствовать грамматический строй, но также сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей и поэтов. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать этот красивый и многогранный язык.

Серия English Fiction Collection состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Читая книгу на языке оригинала, вы не только обогатите собственную лексику и научитесь чувствовать грамматический строй, но также сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей и поэтов. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать этот красивый и многогранный язык.

Published in 1718, The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner is sometimes cited as the first English language novel. The work presents itself as the autobiographical account of a man who endures decades as a castaway on a remote island off Venezuela. In creating Crusoe, it is thought that Daniel Defoe took as his model Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who in the early 18th century had spent four years marooned on a Pacific island. Defoe's life was, if anything, even more adventurous. He is believed to have been bom in London, circa 1660. As a young man, Defoe ran a mercantile business, before debt nearly landed him in prison. Other legal issues followed, brought on by his participation in the ill-fated 1685 attempt to overthrow James II. Twelve years later, Defoe began writing political pamphlets, an activity that led to his imprisonment. He was released after agreeing to work as a government pamphleteer and spy. Though his pamphlets were influential in their day, he is best remembered as the author of A Journal of the Plague Year (1722), and for the novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders (1722). These later works brought considerable wealth. For a time Defoe lived in comfort, before falling into debt. With creditors in pursuit, he went into hiding and died in April of 1731. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) is considered the preeminent English caricaturist and book illustrator of the 19th century. His illustrations for Robinson Crusoe were first published in an 1831 edition published by Shakespeare Press.

"It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore..." Thus Defoe describes the heart-stopping moment when - after years of solitude - the world's most famous shipwrecked mariner discovers that he is not totally alone on his island. From its publication in 1719, and through many translations, Robinson Crusoe has been hailed as the classic adventure story. Although the inspiration came from a real-life castaway called Alexander Selkirk, the novel can be enjoyed as a tale of survival, of spiritual awakening, or as a mythic quest.

'It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore…' Thus Defoe describes the heart-stopping moment when - after years of solitude - the world's most famous shipwrecked mariner discovers that he is not totally alone on his island. From its publication in 1719, and through many translations, Robinson Crusoe has been hailed as the classic adventure story. Although the inspiration came from a real-life castaway called Alexander Selkirk, the novel can be enjoyed as a tale of survival, of spiritual awakening, or as a mythic quest.

Shipwrecked in a storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a remote and desolate island. As he struggles to piece together a life for himself, Crusoe's physical, moral and spiritual values are tested to the limit. For 24 years he remains in solitude and learns to tame and master the island, until he finally comes across another human being. Considered a classic literary masterpiece, and frequently interpreted as a comment on the British Imperialist approach at the time, Defoe's fable was and still is revered as the very first English novel.

Роман "Робинзон Крузо", принесший Даниелю Дефо всемирную славу, написан в 1719 г. Книга представляет собой увлекательное повествование о 28-летнем пребывании героя на необитаемом острове. Своим успехом роман обязан занимательности сюжета, правдоподобности повествования и легкости стиля, близкого к разговорному языку. Текст значительно сокращен и снабжен словарем с переводом ключевых слов и выражений. Пересказ Бани Рой Чаудхари.