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The Daniel Defoe Library

The Daniel Defoe Library

By: Daniel Defoe
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Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.

Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.Public domain Daily
Episodes
  • Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 25

    Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 25
    Jun 29 2026
    In which Roxana attains the title and lifestyle of a countess through her spouse’s inheritance and carefully crafted public narrative, securing legitimacy and respectability for their family while reflecting on her conflicting feelings towards her children and past. Yet despite outward prosperity, she is haunted by melancholy and the threat of exposure from one of her daughters, whose suspicions jeopardise the carefully maintained concealments of her earlier life.
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    24 mins
  • Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 24

    Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 24
    Jun 28 2026
    In which the narrator compassionately reflects upon her past hardships and extends generous aid to a struggling widow, whilst carefully delineating the separation of her own ill-gotten wealth from her husband's honourable estate to preserve his fortune. The couple settles their considerable fortunes with mutual understanding and prudence, though beneath their prosperity lies a shadow of remorse and the apprehension of future retribution.
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    26 mins
  • Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 23

    Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 23
    Jun 27 2026
    In which a proposal of noble titles and naturalisation sets the stage for a private marriage that concludes a tumultuous chapter in a life marked by both prosperity and moral reflection. The newlyweds settle into a quiet felicity, honouring their faithful Quaker friend with generous gifts and tender attentions, while adopting foreign dress and customs in a delicate balance of pride and discretion.
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    25 mins
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