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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. 

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. 

A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe’s amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how Crusoe manages to stay alive. Additionally, it paints a fascinating portrait of the age - including references to slavery and Europe’s view of the “New World.” 

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. 

Marooned on a deserted island when a storm claims the life of his shipmates, Robinson Crusoe must find a way to survive. In a journey beset with danger and excitement, he builds a house, grows crops and even makes a friend. This beloved story of courage and hard work is masterfully narrated by Harry Andrews, who is best known for his on-screen portrayals of fearsome military officers.

Moving from a long hot summer in Mississippi to the rivers of London and beyond to a remote tropical desert island, this collection of fictional travel writing contains some of the most famous novels from the 18th and 19th century and includes Bing Crosby’s superb reading of Mark Twain’s classic coming-of-age tale. 

Das Schiff zerschellt im Sturm vor den Klippen einer unbewohnten Insel. Als Einziger rettet sich Robinson Crusoe an den Strand. Ein einzigartiger Überlebenskampf gegen Hunger, Einsamkeit und Kannibalen beginnt. Ihnen entkommt ein Gefangener, der als "Freitag" von nun an das Schicksal des weißen Seemanns teilt. 28 Jahre überleben die beiden ungleichen Männer auf der Insel, bis Crusoe wieder in seine Heimat zurückkehren kann.

Crusoe, a dog, and two cats survive shipwreck and find themselves on a small island. He adapts to his new surroundings with creativity and perseverance. Several years pass and he manages to befriend a prisoner from the island. Crusoe eventually makes it off of the island though his family believes him already dead. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy to understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story.

The year is 1659. You've been stranded on a desert island. How would you survive? Stay for 28 years and deal with cannibals, heartfelt spiritual awakenings, mutineers, goats, crops, and human visitations, and you have one of the most widely published books in all history, Robinson Crusoe, often credited as the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre.

Esli znamenityy "Robinzon Kruzo" byl mifoobrazuyushchim gimnom vo slavu odinokogo cheloveka, sumevshego protivostoyat' natisku sud'by, to ne menee izvestnyy dlya angliyskogo chitatelya roman "Roksana" otkryl temu zhenshchiny -avantyuristki, kotoraya sumela iz nichtozhestva dostich' vysokogo polozheniya. Molodaya i krasivaya devushka vyhodit za vidnogo muzhchinu, kotoryy okazalsya, odnako, ochen' plohim muzhem.

"Robinson Crusoe" di Daniel Defoe è il racconto-monologo di una storia 'semplice' che è diventata uno dei libri più belli e più letti del mondo: quella di Robinson, un giovane marinaio inglese innamorato dei viaggi e dell'avventura che fa naufragio, si salva raggiungendo un'isola deserta, vive in totale solitudine per 24 anni, divide la sua solitudine per altri tre anni con il 'buon selvaggio' Venerdì, poi viene recuperato alla società attraverso una serie di circostanze avventurose e torna in patria.

Au XVIIe siècle, un jeune garçon, Robinson Crusoé, quitte l'Autriche et sa famille pour accomplir son rêve : devenir marin. Mais le navire sur lequel il s'embarque subit une tempête et Robinson se réveille sur une île déserte, seul survivant de tout l'équipage. Armé seulement de son courage, il va trouver les moyens de sa survie. Mais la compagnie des hommes lui manque. Jusqu'au jour où il découvre un jeune homme, Vendredi, qui deviendra son compagnon.

Moll Flanders kommt als Tochter einer Verbrecherin in einem Londoner Gefängnis zur Welt. Mit drei Jahren wird sie zu einer Pflegemutter gebracht. Als diese stirbt wird sie von einer gut situierten Familie aufgenommen, erhält den Namen "Betty" und wie deren Töchter unterrichtet. Doch bald verlieben sich die beiden Söhne in die hübsche Betty. Der ältere Sohn nützt ihre Unerfahrenheit aus, der jüngere meint es ernst und heiratet sie schließlich.

"Fortune e sfortune della famosa Moll Flanders" fu pubblicato nel 1722, con l'aggiunta come sottotitolo. "Che nacque a Newgate, e durante una vita di continui cambiamenti per una sessantina d'anni dopo l'infanzia, fu per dodici anni prostituta, cinque volte moglie (compresa una volta con suo fratello), dodici anni ladra, otto anni delinquente deportata in Virginia; alla fine divenne ricca, visse onestamente e morì pentita. Trascritto dalle sue memorie".

Robinson Crusoe is the classic tale about one man's lust for adventure. Crusoe leaves his parents and hometown for the open sea in the year 1651. But the ocean can be unforgiving, and Crusoe unfortunately learns this the hard way. Through a series of wild events, he ends up shipwrecked on a shore in South America, being forced to salvage what he can in order to survive. Overcoming his despair, Crusoe begins a new life on this island, searching for meaning and eventually finding redemption.

Daniel Defoe, ritenuto uno dei padri del romanzo inglese, ebbe una vita avventurosa quasi quanto quella del protagonista del suo romanzo più famoso. Morì a 71 anni, nel 1731, ad un'età in cui, ancora, Robinson correva per il mondo, visto che nel suo diario si legge che divenne assennato a settantadue anni.

Som ung trodser Robinson Crusoe sin fars råd og står til søs på jagt efter eventyr. Selvom han på sine første rejser får flere forvarsler om, hvad han har i vente, hvis han fortsætter livet på havet, begiver han sig efter nogle år som plantageejer i Brasilien atter til søs. På denne rejse lider han skibbrud, mister alle sine rejsefæller og får sig kun med nød og næppe kæmpet i land på en øde ø, hvor han er tvunget til at blive.

A ambientação sonora deste audiolivro compõe-se principalmente pelos sons da natureza e dos animais da ilha onde Crusoe passou quase trinta anos de sua vida. Merecem destaque a divertida participação do ator Marcio Brodt como Sexta-feira e a delicada narração do locutor Di Ramon.Vozes: Barros Batista (amigo do navio); Di Ramon (Robinson Crusoe); Isadora Ferrite (papagaio); Lucas Garcia (capitão); Marcio Brodt (Sexta-feira); Mauricio Sterchele (outro capitão).