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Book Review Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe And Its Forgotten Sequel

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 Dec 19

1719 saw the publication of one of the greatest novels in all English literature, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, setting the bar for all other desert island and marooned travelers stories to follow. It was inspired by a real...

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Preston Pub Sign Study The Bull And Royal

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 11 Nov 16

There are conflicting accounts of which is the oldest surviving pub in Preston. CAMRA’s Good Beer guide from a few years back claimed it is Ye Olde Blue Bell which dates from 1716 while Stephen Halliwell traces The Bull And Royal...

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Can Villas-Boas afford to drop Defoe?

rjschultz68 @rjschultz68 (387) 2 Dec 12

Jermain Defoe weighed in with another two goals to help Spurs crush Fulham yesterday.However, Defoe is meant to be a stand-in for the suspended,when not injured, Adebayour. But Defoe is now a leading contender for the Golden Boot...

Balotelli come back and score winning goal 3-2, city vs Spurs..

omchesunche @omchesunche (1754) • Indonesia 22 Jan 12

As we know, this match is really crucial for both team and directly effect their position on EPL title race. I almost felt a sleep since the game is so boring at first half, the tempo was moderate and not so much goal attempts and...

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Stoke 2-1 Tottenham

Bryanx54 @Bryanx54 (644) 11 Dec 11

Stoke managed to hold on to what was a great result for them against a team that have been on quite a run. I thought that Stoke did really well on the break and made Tottenham pay for not putting away their chances. Gareth...

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Heart break for Liverpool

sjlskl @sjlskl (3382) • Singapore 28 Nov 10

Liverpool took the lead against Spurs when Skrtel put them ahead on the 42minutes. Defoe had an opportunity to level the score but miss from the penalty spot. But the equaliser did come courtesy of a Skrtel own goal. As the game...

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Euro Qualifiers: England 4 Bulgaria 0

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 4 Sep 10

Jermaine Defoe scored an hat trick as England comprehensively thrashed Bulgaria. Adam Johnson scored his first international goal to add the fourth goal for England. The match also had good contributions from Joe Hart in the goal,...

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