Selkirk's Island - Brossura

Souhami, Diana

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0753813343 ISBN 13: 9780753813348

Casa editrice: Phoenix, 2002

Riassunto

Selkirk was a buccaneer who sailed the South Seas on looting expeditions for gold and treasure. In 1703 he joined an expedition whose object was to plunder French and Spanish ships. Eventually they reached the island of Juan Fernandez, off the coast of Chile, where Selkirk opted to maroon himself. Suddenly solitude and silence were imposed, and his only relationship was with the island and with himself. He learnt to kill goats with cudgels and use their skins for coats and shoes. He hollowed out a canoe and circumnavigated the island. In 1709 Selkirk spotted two ships from his cliff-top lookout. They saw his fire and the next morning landed on Juan Fernandez - to be greeted by an unrecognisable savage-looking man incoherent with emotion. He sailed back with them to civilisation where he ¿bewailed his return to the world¿. Selkirk died in 1720 back at sea, of yellow fever.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

The story of the real Robinson Crusoe.

L'autore:

Diana Souhami is the author of many widely acclaimed books. She has also written plays for radio and television.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Phoenix
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0753813343
• ISBN 13: 9780753813348
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256