{"title":"Daniel Defoe","description":"Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a novelist, critic, and essayist whose works include such classics as A Room of One's Own,  Mrs. Dalloway,  To the Lighthouse, and The Voyage Out (the latter available from the Modern Library in both cloth and paper).","products":[{"product_id":"robinson-crusoe-paperback","title":"Robinson Crusoe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobinson Crusoe is a story of a man who ventures into the unknown against his family's wishes, seeking adventure and fortune. His journey leads him to a shipwreck and solitude on a deserted island, where he learns the true meaning of survival and resilience. The novel delves into the strength of the human spirit, highlighting the protagonist s perseverance as he confronts the challenges of isolation and nature's brutality. Crusoe's journey is not just physical but a deep exploration of self-reliance, personal growth, and redemption. In his battle against loneliness and adversity, the protagonist discovers the value of resourcefulness, faith, and determination. The narrative enhances the importance of perseverance, human ingenuity, and the capacity to adapt in extreme circumstances. Crusoe s transformation is marked by his evolving relationship with the natural world and the island's environment, shaping his eventual sense of gratitude and understanding of life. The novel emphasizes the enduring struggle between man and nature and the internal evolution that comes with isolation and self-sufficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101124923615,"sku":"9789370422452","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TNOilrccG39789370422452.webp?v=1781068306"},{"product_id":"moll-flanders-paperback","title":"Moll Flanders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe's \u003ci\u003eMoll Flanders\u003c\/i\u003e details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. The story of Moll Flanders vividly illustrates Defoe's themes of social mobility and predestination, sin, redemption and reward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1721 edition printed by Chetwood in London, the only edition approved by Defoe.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe's \"Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. The story of Moll Flanders vividly illustrates Defoe's themes of social mobility and predestination, sin, redemption and reward. \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1721 edition printed by Chetwood in London, the only edition approved by Defoe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101534425311,"sku":"9780375760105","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/y-PMEN9NfD9780375760105.webp?v=1781071675"},{"product_id":"a-journal-of-the-plague-year-paperback","title":"A Journal of the Plague Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eDefoe's account of the bubonic plague that swept London in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. Based on Defoe's own childhood memories and prodigious research, \u003cb\u003eA Journal of the Plague Year\u003c\/b\u003e walks the line between fiction, history, and reportage. In meticulous and unsentimental detail it renders the daily life of a city under siege; the often gruesome medical precautions and practices of the time; the mass panics of a frightened citizenry; and the solitary travails of Defoe's narrator, a man who decides to remain in the city through it all, chronicling the course of events with an unwavering eye. Defoe's Journal remains perhaps the greatest account of a natural disaster ever written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original edition published in 1722.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefoe's account of the bubonic plague that swept London in 1665 remains as vivid as it is harrowing. Based on Defoe's own childhood memories and prodigious research, A Journal of the Plague Year walks the line between fiction, history, and reportage. In meticulous and unsentimental detail it renders the daily life of a city under siege; the often gruesome medical precautions and practices of the time; the mass panics of a frightened citizenry; and the solitary travails of Defoe's narrator, a man who decides to remain in the city through it all, chronicling the course of events with an unwavering eye. Defoe's Journal remains perhaps the greatest account of a natural disaster ever written. \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original edition published in 1722.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101538554079,"sku":"9780375757891","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rfeARwajna9780375757891.webp?v=1781071682"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/daniel-defoe.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}