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Click to view full description | 1. | Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe:
AV Concepts Corporation 1997 Paperback 11 X 8 1/2 X 1/8
"Widely acknowledged as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's adventure story of a shipwrecked sailor became an instant classic upon its publication in 1719 and the yardstick for countless castaway narratives to follow." "Robinson Crusoe, an English sailor, finds himself marooned on a desert island after the rest of his shipmates drown in a terrible wreck. He survives on the island for nearly three decades, domesticating livestock, cultivating plants, and constructing a modest home for himself. But his solitary existence is threatened when he discovers - in one of the most memorable moments in literature - another footprint in the sand. Robinson Crusoe is more than a great yarn, it is an allegory rife with moral and religious symbolism and significance, seen through the eyes of an ordinary man struggling to survive in extraordinary circumstances."--BOOK JACKET. Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot As they have done with other stories in the "Eyewitness Classics" series, DK has retold the tale using the original words of the author but in an abridged form. Then, the editorial team has added information to put the story in context. Background about the era, ships, a sailor's life and the danger of pirates provide lots of easily absorbed information, especially since the text and the factual insets are illustrated with photographs, paintings, drawings, maps and artifacts. The story of Crusoe's survival on an island all alone for twenty-three years is amazing. Then comes his rescue of Friday and their subsequent years of amiable companionship. With Friday's help he defeats cannibals, rescues a captain whose crew had mutinied and returns to civilization. Kids who haven't read this story will be caught up in the suspense, intrigued by Crusoe's ingenuity and pleased at the ending. School Library Journal Gr 7 Up-Defoe's classic novel of shipwreck and survival, now nearly 300 years old, is abridged competently in this recording. The flavor of the 18th century language is retained, but the plot moves along at a pace more appealing to 21st century ears. The reader, Martin Shaw, has a pleasant voice, but unfortunately tends to trail off at the ends of sentences, losing whole words. As with all abridgements, large sections of the story and entire characters are omitted, but since most of the book tells of Crusoe's solitary sojourn on the island, this is not a major problem. This version is no substitute for the original, but it would be a supplemental purchase in libraries where abridgements are popular.-Sarah Flowers, Santa Clara County Library, Morgan Hill, CA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. AudioFile Say you were spending the evening at your exclusive club on London's Pall Mall, where a slightly stuffy middle-aged gentleman begins regaling you with stories of his youthful adventures marooned on an uninhabited island. His language is studied-obviously he has told this tale before-his voice manly, manner stoic and slightly ironic. You find yourself hanging on his every word. That is the sort of impression that Martin Shaw makes with his Apollonian treatment of this excellent abridgment. This reviewer has not encountered the stiff-upper-lip Crusoe in his many other screen, stage, and audio incarnations. Not only does this Crusoe convince, but he adds a welcome freshness to the overfamiliar classic. An added plus, Shaw makes arcane and obscure expressions intelligible through superb cadence, phrasing, and understanding. Y.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine AudioFile - Don Wismer As a listener who read this book a long time ago, I was surprised at how enjoyable this recording is. A good part of that is due to the palpable enthusiasm of reader Ron Keith. He has a gentle, articulated British accent, which sounds like Crusoe himself might have after his decades on the island. There are almost no speaking parts in the book other than Crusoe's, so the characterization is entirely focused on him. Keith brings forth a man I would like to meet. D.W. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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| 2. | Defoe, Daniel The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Puffin Books 1995 Paperback 7.78x5.09x.70 in. .45 lbs.
For more than 270 years, readers everywhere have been fascinated by the young fool who ran away from wealth, security, and family for a rough life at sea -- and came to his senses too late, alone on a tropical island. Alone except for cannibals, that is, and God. Robinson Crusoe's adventure takes place on a remote island. Adjusting to the primitive conditions, he learns to make tools, shelters, bread, and clothes. More importantly, he becomes a Christian. Publisher's Weekly Newly abridged by Timothy Meis, James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans comes to life under the paintbrush of N.C. Wyeth, with illustrations originally published in 1919. The artist offers readers a close-up view of the French and Indian War, in paintings such as British colonel Duncan's struggle against a Huron warrior or the Mohican Chingachgook similarly fighting off another Huron warrior in the clearing of a wood. Wyeth's paintings also accompany Meis's adaptation of Daniel DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe, due out in February. Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot As they have done with other stories in the "Eyewitness Classics" series, DK has retold the tale using the original words of the author but in an abridged form. Then, the editorial team has added information to put the story in context. Background about the era, ships, a sailor's life and the danger of pirates provide lots of easily absorbed information, especially since the text and the factual insets are illustrated with photographs, paintings, drawings, maps and artifacts. The story of Crusoe's survival on an island all alone for twenty-three years is amazing. Then comes his rescue of Friday and their subsequent years of amiable companionship. With Friday's help he defeats cannibals, rescues a captain whose crew had mutinied and returns to civilization. Kids who haven't read this story will be caught up in the suspense, intrigued by Crusoe's ingenuity and pleased at the ending. School Library Journal Gr 7 Up-Defoe's classic novel of shipwreck and survival, now nearly 300 years old, is abridged competently in this recording. The flavor of the 18th century language is retained, but the plot moves along at a pace more appealing to 21st century ears. The reader, Martin Shaw, has a pleasant voice, but unfortunately tends to trail off at the ends of sentences, losing whole words. As with all abridgements, large sections of the story and entire characters are omitted, but since most of the book tells of Crusoe's solitary sojourn on the island, this is not a major problem. This version is no substitute for the original, but it would be a supplemental purchase in libraries where abridgements are popular.-Sarah Flowers, Santa Clara County Library, Morgan Hill, CA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. AudioFile Say you were spending the evening at your exclusive club on London's Pall Mall, where a slightly stuffy middle-aged gentleman begins regaling you with stories of his youthful adventures marooned on an uninhabited island. His language is studied-obviously he has told this tale before-his voice manly, manner stoic and slightly ironic. You find yourself hanging on his every word. That is the sort of impression that Martin Shaw makes with his Apollonian treatment of this excellent abridgment. This reviewer has not encountered the stiff-upper-lip Crusoe in his many other screen, stage, and audio incarnations. Not only does this Crusoe convince, but he adds a welcome freshness to the overfamiliar classic. An added plus, Shaw makes arcane and obscure expressions intelligible through superb cadence, phrasing, and understanding. Y.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine AudioFile - Don Wismer As a listener who read this book a long time ago, I was surprised at how enjoyable this recording is. A good part of that is due to the palpable enthusiasm of reader Ron Keith. He has a gentle, articulated British accent, which sounds like Crusoe himself might have after his decades on the island. There are almost no speaking parts in the book other than Crusoe's, so the characterization is entire
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