Blogs about: Daniel Defoe
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Faust Was a Keynesian
I confess that there have been a few times since beginning this Great Books project that I’ve looked at my reading list for the week with trepidation, as a chore to be accomplished. This past we… more →
The Western Tradition
The Book List
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wrote 2 days ago: More than 10 years ago, my mother had a stroke. It damaged her vision, making reading a real chore i … more →
Robinson Crusoe
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wrote 2 days ago: by Daniel Defoe First published 1719 395 pages Completed May 17, 2013 (book description) Daniel Defo … more →
Making a list of books
wrote 3 days ago: I noticed something about myself lately- I don’t read novels anymore. And it’s strange because I use … more →
Thunderstruck, as if I had seen an Apparition...
wrote 5 days ago: “Betteredge!” I said, pointing to the well-remembered book on his knee, “has Robinson Crusoe informe … more →
10 Words Derived from Books
wrote 6 days ago: One of the pleasures of blogging is developing a sense of community with other bloggers from around … more →
The Fortunes and Misfortunes and Absence of Strength of Moll Flanders
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wrote 1 week ago: English: Brereton Hall Grade 1 listed 16th century building – front elevation (Photo credit: W … more →
Book 987: Robinson Crusoe
wrote 1 week ago: At some point hopefully I will stop reading “the first novel”. These books are like eve … more →
Chatsworth
wrote 1 week ago: “The guide brings him to this precipice, where he looks down from a frightful height, and a co … more →
El diablo y el relojero - Daniel Defoe - Cuentos - Texto y Audio - AlbaLearning Audiolibros Gratis
wrote 1 week ago: DANIEL DEFOE Cuentos en texto y audio descargable en mp3 : “El diablo y el relojero“ Fra … more →
Audio Book Forty Two
wrote 1 week ago: I’m taking the time now to listen to a bunch of books that are classics that I’ve always … more →
Circumnavigation and Coetzee's Foe.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: One mild summer in the late eighties, with limited resources and no compelling responsibilities, I s … more →
Bunhill Fields
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Three weeks ago I happened to be in London. As things turned out, on that very same day the city wa … more →
The Incredible Story of Robinson Crusoe
wrote 2 weeks ago: On May, 6, 1719 (julian calendar, April 25), Daniel Defoe’s famous novel ‘Robinson Cruso … more →
Reading List
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Double by José Saramago A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe There are worse crimes th … more →
Everyone Has His Amy
wrote 3 weeks ago: A Jade if ever there was. What if, through money and force of personality, you were able to keep a s … more →
Daniel Defoe: It is never too late..
wrote 3 weeks ago: It is never too late to be wise. Daniel Defoe April 25, 1719: British writer Daniel Defoe published … more →
Sullen Mole
wrote 4 weeks ago: It seems I am irredeemably drawn to taking pictures of lost rivers through the windows of pedestrian … more →
Add Your Piece of History... 25th April
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wrote 4 weeks ago: On this day every year Australia celebrates ANZAC Day. ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first … more →
Why do writers make such good spies?
wrote 4 weeks ago: Last month I finished reading Keith Jeffrey’s official history of the British Secret Intellige … more →
