Shipwrecked and cast on an island, Robinson Crusoe cleverly survives alone for twenty-four years, until he meets a young native whom he rescues from cannibals. The two companions share in a variety of adventures
Two sailors on a remote South Seas island find themselves guests of a cannibal tribe. Or are they prisoners and, perhaps, a future meal for their hosts? Herman Melville won fame as the “man who lived among the cannibals” in his account of his true-life adventure in his first book, Typee.
High adventure, heroic deeds, and terrible monsters abound in 27 ready-to-color illustrations that depict the challenges facing the legendary Greek hero. Ulysses and his men encounter the dreaded Cyclops, a tribe of giant cannibals, and the treacherous Sirens. Includes a brief narrative.
Not only the precursor to Lost, but generally considered to be the first novel written in the English language. Storms, shipwrecks, a mysterious island ... and cannibals!