This book is an outstanding contribution to the field of historical sociology and the sociology of knowledge. ... In three hundred well-written and carefully documented pages the author has set the 'rise of the novel' as a new literary genre in the social context of eighteenth-century England, with emphasis on the predominent middle-class features of the period.
Returning to London after being marooned on an island in the Atlantic, Susan Barton approaches the author Daniel Foe with the story of her adventures with Robinson Cruso and the mute Friday.
Presents an annotated text of Daniel Defoe'searly eighteenth-century novel about an adventurous Englishman who becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a desert island before being rescued, and includes a selection of contextual and critical essays.
Presents Daniel Defoe's eighteenth-century novel about a woman born in Newgate prison who becomes an infamous prostitute and thief, tasting adventure and adversity on both sides of the Atlantic; and includes contextual writings and eleven works of criticism.
Tim Severin chronicles the experiences he had while traveling to the sites of a variety of real-life survival stories and searches for the most likely models for the character of Robinson Crusoe.
Contains a selection of critical essays on eighteenth-century English author Daniel Defoe, including reprinted and newly commissioned materials, focusing on the author's attraction to the realities of life in his day.
Places Defoe's works in the context of his life and times in an effort to provide the historical background necessary for a complete understanding of his works.
