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Joaquín Gallardo

    Twenty Years After
    Dick Sands
    Robinson Crusoe
    • Twenty Years After

      • 750 pages
      • 27 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of 17th-century France during the Fronde, the story follows d'Artagnan and his fellow musketeers as they navigate a landscape filled with political intrigue and conflict. Themes of loyalty, friendship, and honor are central as d'Artagnan, now a lieutenant, reunites with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Their adventures involve conspiracies and battles, showcasing a blend of swashbuckling action and complex character dynamics, solidifying its place as a classic in adventure and historical fiction.

      Twenty Years After2003
      4.2
    • Dick Sands

      A Captain at Fifteen

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      In 1878 appeared Dick Sands, the epic of the slave trade. This picture of the wilds of Africa, its adventures and its dangers, the savage hunting both of beasts and men, has always been a favorite among Verne's readers.It contains no marvels, no inventions, but merely, amid stirring scenes and actions seeks to convey two truthful impressions. One is the traveler's teaching the geographical information, the picture of Africa as explorers, botanists, and zoologists have found it. The other is the moral lesson of the awful curse of slavery, its brutalizing, horrible influence upon all who come in touch with it, and the absolutely devastating effect it has had upon Africa itself.

      Dick Sands1997
      4.4
    • Robinson Crusoe

      • 42 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he has no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals.

      Robinson Crusoe1988
      4.2