Captain Singleton - Hasan Ali Yücel Classics

Captain Singleton - Hasan Ali Yücel Classics Book Description Daniel Defoe (1660-1731): He was born into a wealthy family in London. After a good academic education, he went into business. After a difficult and adventurous business life, he started writing with political satires. After a daring journalistic career and highly acclaimed didactic works, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe in 1719, which placed him in one of the cornerstones of world literature. Captain Singleton was written in 1720, a year after Robinson Crusoe. It tells the story of a boy who never knew his family, getting rich by plundering as a pirate, and regretting and giving up this life with the help of a friend he made during these pirates. It is the gripping story of a life on ships, full of plunder and pillage, as well as the portrait of a soul that finds salvation with guidance from the right place. Although the novel, which was published at a time when pirate novels were popular, was criticized for its inconsistencies and errors, it has gained a place in the imagination of readers, like Robinson Crusoe, with its sea-scented winds and the screams of the locals ringing in their ears. (From the Promotional Bulletin)