Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) tells of a man's shipwreck on a deserted island and his subsequent adventures. The author based part of his narrative on the story of the Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years stranded on the island of Juan Fernandez. He may have also been inspired by the Latin or English translation of a book by the Andalusian-Arab Muslim polymath Ibn Tufail, who was known as "Abubacer" in Europe. The Latin edition of the book was entitled Philosophus Autodidactus and it was an earlier novel that is also set on a deserted island. "One day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand."— Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, 1719 The novel has been variously read as an allegory for the development of civilisation, as a manifesto of economic individualism and as an expression of European colonial desires but it also shows the importance of repentance and illustrates the strength of Defoe's religious convictions. It is also considered by many to be the first novel written in English. Early critics, such as Robert Louis Stevenson admired it saying that the footprint scene in Crusoe was one of the four greatest in English literature and most unforgettable; more prosaically, Dr. Wesley Vernon has seen the origins of forensic podiatry in this episode. It has inspired a new genre, the Robinsonade as works like Johann David Wyss's The Swiss Family Robinson (1812) adapt its premise and has provoked modern postcolonial responses, including J. M. Coetzee's Foe (1986) and Michel Tournier's Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique (in English, Friday, or, The Other Island) (1967). Two sequels followed, Defoe's The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719) and his Serious reflections during the life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe: with his Vision of the angelick world (1720). Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) in part parodies Defoe's adventure novel. ? About Author: Daniel Defoe (1660 – 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and, along with others such as Samuel Richardson, is among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism. ? Early lifeDaniel Foe (his original name) was probably born in the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate, London. Defoe later added the aristocratic-sounding "De" to his name and on occasion claimed descent from the family of De Beau Faux. His birthdate and birthplace are uncertain: sources offer dates of anywhere between 1659 to 1662; considered most likely to be 1660. His father, James Foe, was a prosperous tallow chandler and a member of the Butchers' Company. In Defoe's early life he experienced firsthand some of the most unusual occurrences in English history: in 1665, 70,000 were killed by the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London (1666) left standing only Defoe's and two other houses in his neighborhood. In 1667, when he was probably about 7, Dutch fleet sailed up the Medway via the River Thames and attacked Chatham. His mother Annie had died by the time he was about 10.

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Povestirea de fa??, Bezna sub soare, de?i este relatat? ?ntr-un plan oarecum alternativ, opera?iunile propriu-zise privind evenimentele declan?ate ?n Rom?nia ?n dramaticul decembrie 1989 (expuse sub forma amintirilor), au o desf??urare succesiv? preced?nd ?n timp organizarea atentatului ?mpotriva lui Fidel Castro, iar liantul comun ?l constituie implicarea acelora?i agen?i K.G.B. Confruntarea s?ngeroas? a acestora cu echipa comandoului palestinian sau z?d?rnicirea tentativei de r?pire a cadavrelor Ceau?e?tilor de pe aeroportul Otopeni de c?tre agen?ii chinezi de sub conducerea lui Li Sian confer? ac?iunii dinamism ?i suspans, caracteristice tuturor romanelor lui Abdullaev.Cuv?ntul unui protagonist al evenimentelor din Rom?nia (General (r) Victor St?nculescu)...Romanul, care se vrea un interesant episod al ac?iunilor K.G.B. dup? ?nceperea destr?m?rii sistemului socialist post ?n?elegerea de la Malta ?ntre Pre?edintele S.U.A. Bush ?i Gorbaciov are ca principala ac?iune ?ncercarea de a scoate din joc un ultim bastion comunist monitorizat p?n? atunci de U.R.S.S.–Cuba, ?n perioada anilor ’90.Principalii actori ai romanului sunt fo?ti membri ai serviciilor secrete, ?n principal ai K.G.B., printre care ?i autorul romanului care descrie ac?iunile, locurile, momentele ?i personajele care se intersecteaz? ?ntr-o lupt? surd? (r?zboiul subteran) a serviciilor secrete din mai multe ??ri pe teritoriile unor ??ri europene, sud-americane ?i ?n final ?n Cuba unde se petrece ultima parte a ac?iunii romanului.Pentru noi, cititorii din Rom?nia sunt deosebit de interesante interferen?ele, cu dezv?luiri care ajut? la aflarea altor fe?e ale ?Adev?rului“, pe care neini?ia?ii la ac?iunile din decembrie 1989 le cer cu insisten?? ?i azi, dup? 18 ani!Romanul, din primele pagini, scoate la lumin?, sub forma unor descrieri ale unor documente denumite ?Dosarul de agentur? 8796“, cu actori de prim plan ca ?Domnitorul“, ?Marchizul“ sau ?Func?ionarul“ care sunt nume de acoperire ale unor spioni, ?n principal ai K.G.B., serviciul secret al Rusiei, sau G.R.U., serviciul secret al armatei ruse ?n reorganizare ?n perioada ’89-’90, c?nd, a?a cum descrie autorul, ?i el membru activ al G.R.U., se schimbau ca dup? un cutremur, vechi rela?ii cu altele noi pe principiul ?actualii prieteni sunt fo?tii adversari, iar fo?tii adversari ne-au devenit prieteni“!...Dialogul ?ntre unii din cei ce ac?ionau ?n Rom?nia cuprinde ?i fraze de genul ?presupune?i c? poate avea loc ?i eliminarea fizic? a so?ilor Ceau?escu“ ?i ?anali?tii no?tri nu exclud ?i o asemenea posibilitate“.Finalul se petrece ?n Cuba cu un specific de ?happy end“ de film american, ce ?ncheie ?n mod spectaculos ac?iunile reale ?i fictive ale unui roman ce se cite?te cu sufletul la gur? ?i un titlu ?Bezna sub soare“ care se pare c? era codul secret al opera?iunii grupului K.G.B. care a ac?ionat ?n 1989 ?n Rom?nia ?i din care este posibil s? fi f?cut parte ?i autorul.Cred c? cei care au tr?it perioada istoric? ce cuprinde romanul, precum ?i tineretul de azi vor ?n?elege mai bine c? ?Alia?ii de ieri devin poten?iali adversari iar adversarii de ieri noi parteneri“.Personal mul?umesc autorului, pe care nu-l cunosc, pentru referirile f?cute la Rom?nia, ?n special decembrie 1989 ?i la persoana mea.General (r) Victor St?nculescu

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t évvel ezeltt Amanda Pierce izgatottan készüldtt az esküvjére fiskolai szerelmével, Jeffrey-vel. Hosszú ideje éltek már együtt akkor. Meglehets jómódban, Amanda apai rksége miatt és nagy izgalommal készültek a nagy napra. Csakhogy Amanda a leánybúcsúja éjszakáján eltnt...Napjaink New Yorkjában Laurie Moran érzi, hogy az eltnt menyasszony esete épp az a megoldatlan ügy, amelynek nyomozása beleillik A gyanú árnyékában cím tévésorozatába. Amanda barátainak és családjának kzremkdésével készülnek feleleveníteni az emlékezetes éjszakát, az esküv helyszínének szánt floridai üdülhelyen, és Laurie reméli, hogy a msor házigazdájával, Alex Buckley-val együtt ugyanolyan sikeresen nyomoznak majd, mint a sorozat els két epizódjában. Miután végighallgatják Amanda hajdani vlegényét, aki idkzben feleségül vette az egyik koszorúslányt, a féltékeny nvért, a két aranyifjú vfélyt és az imádott menyasszonyról szóló pletykákat, lassan rájnnek, hogy mindenkinek megvan a maga elmélete, miért veszett nyoma Amandának. Akárki is áll a lány eltnése mgtt, titokban akarja tartani az igazságot mindhalálig. A gyanú árnyékában sorozat korábbi részei Téged nem lehet elfelejteni és A Hamupipke-gyilkosság címmel jelentek meg.

East meets West as one of the most talented British Sherlockian scholars, John Hall and a Japanese member of the Baker Street Irregulars, Hirayama Yuichi argue important Sherlockian questions. One offers the other three questions, and the other answers them with all their Sherlockian knowledge. They are serious Sherlockian battles between an English Knight and Japanese samurai! This volume also includes Hirayama's Sherlockian papers published in The Musgraves, The Baker Street Journal, The Canadian Holmes and The Shoso-in Bulletin.

Europe 1911. The Great Powers vie for influence and are divided by political quarrels. War is in the air. For retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who has just suffered a coronary, these distant matters are of little concern. But politics are about to turn his quiet country life upside down. Mycroft, the detective's politician brother, has asked Holmes to investigate the murder of a powerful industrialist and the mysterious kidnapping of the King's nephew. Could these two cases be connected? Thus the legendary detective and his old friend Watson set out on an all-new adventure, one that will take them from the canals of Venice to an ancient castle in the Scottish plains. It's an adventure they could hardly have expected as they near the ripe old age of sixty. Will Holmes lose a lifelong friend? And which villain from Holmes's past might want to start a world war...?

"e;Merlin predicted you would say that."e;When a knight from the Round Table of Camelot bursts into 221-B Baker Street demanding the help of Sherlock Holmes, there begins the oddest, most mystical adventure Holmes and Watson have ever experienced. Merlin himself, has called the great detective and his scribe back through time, to solve a vexing problem. England's greatest Poet Laureate is missing!A Unicorn leads the way through the portal in the standing stones, and waiting for them are a series of challenges unlike anything they have ever encountered before, as well as Pixies, Gnomes, Hobgoblins, a dragon, an enchanted mirror, a very odd chess match, an underground labyrinth, King Arthur, and his Round Table, and the most infamous sorceress of history and myth, Morgan le Fey!Plot twists abound, as logic and rational thinking collide head on with myth and magic, resulting in Sherlock crafting a masterful scheme that echoes all the way down through history. Brace your selves for a most fascinating and enjoyable tale.

This, the final book in the Twist of Lyme series, takes another comic look at the Hamilton family's life in Lyme Regis. Michael attempts to get to grips with local politics and the fact his daughters have grown up too quickly in his view, Judy gets to grips with bringing the curtain down on her writing career. Katy and Annabelle get to grips with Jake and Stefan? Will it be for keeps though? Is progressive rock really progressive? Are croquet matches really that much fun? How will Michael and Judy cope with growing old?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson feature in three brand new and exciting adventures that you won't want to miss.The Scarlet Thread of Murder: Three seemingly separate crimes, three detectives. A mysterious stalker is on the loose in London known only as the Goblin Man and his sights are set on a wealthy businessman, David Daniels. A horrific explosion rips through Whitechapel Underground Station and the prime suspect is a Jewish anarchist. And a Mrs Clara Edwards is searching for her missing lover, Philias Jackson. What connects these three? It's a dangerous and complex game that links Sherlock Holmes, Investigator Martin Hewitt, and former Ripper investigator and head of H Division Edmund Reid.A Scandal in America: In 1888 Mr Sherlock Holmes was beat by Irene Adler aka the Woman. After her marriage to Godfrey Norton she left London. Two years later her husband is found dead in his New York office, apparently having committed suicide. Irene Adler believes it to be staged, unable to accept Norton capable of such an end. There is one person, if any, who she can turned to: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes and Watson are headed to America where they must dive into the mysterious life of Godfrey Norton to learn how and why he died. No one is ready for what they learn.The Allegro Mystery: Someone lurks in the shadows and is sending mysterious and haunting letters to the beautiful ballerina, Mademoiselle Dipin. Believing her life to be endangered by a ghost from her past, she bursts into the study of 221b to plead with Sherlock Holmes for aid. Can Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson find and expose her ghost before something terrible happens to their client?The game is afoot.

"e;Mr. Holmes is an amateur, Hopkins."e; Lestrade was smiling around the stem of his pipe as he spoke. Hopkins could hear it. "e;Not a man who works well in teams, he. He still trusts Dr. Watson not to lie to him... and Dr. Watson's pulled some whoppers to save his skinny neck in the past."e; Lestrade was still smiling. "e;Not that that's not the most interesting thing about those fellows. I could tell you some stories about them, Stanley... oh, I could tell you stories...'"e;. Meet Sherlock Holmes through the eyes of his fellow lodger once again... and meet both through the eyes of the Yard - especially those who saw them the most: Inspectors Lestrade, Gregson, and Bradstreet. From Montague Street to a supposedly straightforward case of smuggling in Cornwall, Scotland Yard saw more than the disconcerting and dazzling private detective; it also saw an admirable and steadfast British soldier who shared their need for justice. Doctor John Watson may call himself unremarkable, but the Yard would disagree...

The game's afloat! This fascinating tale takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on an amazing undersea adventure to find and rescue a famous author who has been kidnapped. Along the way there are hidden clues, lost civilizations, danger, romance, humour, a volcanic eruption, a good deal of seaweed tea, and more than one surprising plot twist... not to mention saving the world! It all begins when a tall, bearded gentleman enters 221-B Baker Street and says, "e;Hello, my name is Captain Nemo of the submersible vessel the Nautilus. I would like to engage your services in locating a missing person. His name is Jules Verne."e;

In this series of five short stories, Holmes and Watson continue their late investigations into dark crimes in 1920s London, joined by their excitable housekeeper at 221B Baker Street, the brilliant, buxom Miss Lily Hudson, and by Jasper Lestrade of Scotland Yard, the ambitious, respectful son of the late George Lestrade.Thanks to Royal Jelly, Holmes is a fit 72-year-old, who has lost his interest in bees and returned to detecting, joining forces again with his colleague and friend, Dr. John Hamish Watson, a 74-year-old unfit twice-widower, who hankers after the good old days of derring-do.Together they explore the case of the Shepherds Bushman, when a dying aborigine finds his way to 221B Baker Street; the Acton Body-Snatchers and the disappearing boy sopranos; the Notting Hill Rapist and the stripping of pregnant women; the Clapham Witch, who casts her voodoo spells on sad old men; and the Battersea Fetishists, a secret brotherhood with some truly murderous rituals.

Do you love whodunit-mysteries? Are you a Columbo-fan? Would you like to be a detective too? Here's your chance. The comic strip "e;Inspector Danger's Crime-Quiz"e; by Werner Wejp-Olsen, world-renowned cartoonist, is a crime-puzzle challenging armchair sleuths of both genders and all ages to activate their Sherlock Holmes-gene to figure out the right solution and solve the case. The main characters are the tough and rough Inspector Danger, all criminals' worst nightmare, and Alfie, his dim-witted assistant and still a rookie after seven years on the force. In just a few panels, a whole mystery plot is being presented with a number of suspects and clues for the reader to check out and by deduction come up with the right solution to the crime. These mysteries span from cold-blooded murders, safe-cracking and bank robbery to art thefts, kidnapping and every now and then even a Peeping Tom - all presented with a humorous twist. But in each strip - in each case, the reader has all the suspects and clues needed to come up with the right answer - and as a safety devise - a printed solution.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of those authors whose literary creation is much more famous than the man himself. Those who do know the name Arthur Conan Doyle tend to know him only as the inventor of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. A smaller segment of this group goes further and remembers Doyle as the inventor of the great detective who squandered his fame with crackpot beliefs in faeries and the supernatural. Sadly, there is so much more to the man who revolutionized the writing not just of detective fiction but also of the genre of horror, the supernatural, and even influenced history itself.This two volume anthology's point is to put Doyle back on the pedestal he so rightly deserves. Its aim is twofold. First, to introduce readers to Doyle's lesser known (yet no less important) works. These works speak for themselves in showing a master writer at his craft. The stories are timeless, enjoyable, and hopefully will lead to new fans embracing a great author's somewhat forgotten tales. The second aim is to show the relevance of Doyle's works. Through a collection of articles written by current scholars and experts, readers can see just how revolutionary Doyle's writings remain even today.