Merrybells Ring Everywhere for Poetry

"Necessity sharpens a man's wits;" 'Masterman Ready' is a complete adventure in many aspects in my opinion, checking most of which are usually expected from a story like this. The story is very detailed at at the same time very engaging, emphasizing almost all the difficulties to add a great deal of......more

Very similar to Swiss Family Robinson in plot. Like the fact that they refer to God quite a bit, and talk about the different wonders of creation as well. Short, easy to read chapters make it easy to just read a little bit at a time.......more

This 1841 novel for young readers is - to the contemporary reader - really dreadful. It is cringeworthily and heavy-handedly moralistic and didactic. And the values it espouses and is trying to indoctrinate in its young readers are, in many ways, a million miles from our own. So why the four stars? P......more

This survival story is similar to The Swiss Family Robinson in many ways. I think it's a very good book for kids since there are some good life lessons being taught by the author who was a seaman. Specially it was heavy on optimism and being grateful for what you have. Still it was nothing more than......more

De ondertiteling "Leven als Robinson Crusoe" moet vooral als aanduiding van het soort boek gezien worden en zeker niet al te letterlijk genomen hebben. In dit boek komen de schipbreukelingen al haast onmiddellijk in een grote luxe terecht omdat ze heel veel uit hun schip kunnen redden. Hier en daar......more