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Robinson Crusoe

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    DOWNLOAD MP3 AUDIO MESSAGE This podcast has moved to CandlelightStories.com. You should subscribe to the new feed right here on this blog or at the CandlelightStories.com site.

    Thu, 9 Apr 2009
  • 17 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - Part 17 (Conclusion)

    Download Robinson Crusoe - Part 17 (Conclusion) Robinson Crusoe and Friday finally have a ship and a way off the island. Crusoe relates his journey home and how he resolves the outstanding issues he left behind in his life. He meets with one final harrowing adventure on his journey home and uses it to lead into the final thoughts of his great tale. So ends one of the greatest adventures ever written and so began the great art of the English novel. Daniel Defoe created a character that has influenced every writer and every reader's imagination since he wrote this incredible book. It has been an uncommon pleasure to read this difficult book and to make my way through the unusual language of Mr. Defoe. Perhaps by reading him, one can learn to think a bit like him. With great language comes great subtlety of thought. By the way, Defoe did write a sequel to this book. It's called 'The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.' Perhaps a podcast of that book should be...

    Tue, 28 Nov 2006
  • 16 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - Part 16

    Download Robinson Crusoe - Part 16 Crusoe and Friday see what looks like an English ship. But what does this ship bring? This is an action-packed section of the book. Crusoe uses every bit of his cunning and skill to defend himself and Friday while never ceasing to maintain his hope of rescue.

    Thu, 2 Nov 2006
  • 15 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - Part 15

    Download Robinson Crusoe - Part 15 Robinson Crusoe and Friday get many surprises as they battle cannibals. The action explodes as they are forced to think and act quickly to save lives. Crusoe continues to be amazed at the strength of Friday's character and his incredible loyalty.

    Mon, 16 Oct 2006
  • 14 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - Part 14

    Download Robinson Crusoe - Part 14 Crusoe builds his friendship with Friday, teaching him english, Christianity, hunting with a gun, and working with tools. The two men develop a deep and trusting bond once Crusoe gets over his struggles with suspicion and doubts about Friday's intentions. We find ourselves at that part of the novel that best illustrates what many critics of Defoe's novel say is a glorification of English colonialism and empire. To be sure, that is part of what is going on in the book. However, there is more to it than that. Defoe, at times, seems close to sowing seeds of doubt about the English world he lived in and its beliefs about its place in the world. Pay very close attention to the conversations between Friday and Crusoe. They move in directions entirely unanticipated by Crusoe. He is constantly surprised by how loyal, intelligent, and civilized Friday turns out to be in his very deepest nature.

    Mon, 2 Oct 2006
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