Crusoe

The alternative roots of London's Clerkenwell neighborhood

source: Los Angeles Times

 CA This is the final resting place of some of England's most famous religious dissenters, people such as poet William Blake; Daniel Defoe, author of "Robinson Crusoe"; and George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends. ...

Published Sat, Jun 13

6/13: Valley kids present 'Robinson Crusoe'

source: AZ Central.com

 AZ The company's production of "Robinson Crusoe" is loosely based on the story by Daniel Defoe and features the shipwrecked Crusoe's adventures on a strange island. Along with two public performances of the play, the troupe is offering a public-enrichment ...

Published Tue, Jun 9

El 5 de julio llegará el Crusoe televisivo

source: Europa Press

Fox estrena el próximo 5 de julio, a partir de las 22.20 horas, 'Crusoe', una serie de 13 capítulos basada en 'Las aventuras de Robinson Crusoe', el famoso libro de aventuras escrito por Daniel Defoe en 1719. Philip Winchester ('CSI Miami'), ...

Published Mon, Jun 8

Elmira College honors president

source: Elmira Star

 NY In addition to six dozen scholarly articles and book reviews, Meier has published a book on Daniel Defoe, the author of "Robinson Crusoe." The Meiers are active on campus and in the community. The Elmira College Alumni Association awarded him the Medal ...

Published Sat, May 30

Past notes: Peter the Wild Man from Hanover

source: Times Online

 UK A more sympathetic analysis was written by Daniel Defoe, whose Robinson Crusoe had met Man Friday seven years previously. Despite Dr John Arbuthnot's best efforts, Peter proved incapable of mastering language. He died in 1785, having outlived his royal ...

Published Fri, May 29

Miguel de la Quadra Salcedo: "Nunca hemos tenido en España la ...

source: Periodistadigital.com

 Spain En 1709, de esas mismas islas fue rescatado el naufrago escocés Alexander Selkirk, tras cuatro años de penurias que inspiraron el personaje de Robinson Crusoe al escritor Daniel Defoe. Los expedicionarios estudiarán la fauna y la excepcional flora de ...

Published Sun, May 24

The bubble economy

source: New Statesman

 UK and Defoe are as much political allegories as historical figures: the apprentice standing for the forces of riot and excess, the novelist for the economic “middling way” he had advocated in that proto-bourgeois self-help manual, Robinson Crusoe. ...

Published Wed, May 20

News in Brief - 5/08/09

source: Ironton Tribune

 OH The book club at the Main Branch meets on the final Tuesday of each month at 6 pm The May 26 selection is “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe, and the book for June 30 is “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro. The Novel-Tea senior women's book club ...

Published Fri, May 8