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Castaway Arden, Enoch shipwrecked sailor; lost for eleven years. [Br. Lit.: “Enoch Arden” in Benét, 316] commander of H.M.S. Bounty who was cast adrift by mutinous crew. [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty] crew member of the Bounty cast onto South Sea island. [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty] resourceful butler who leads master and his family through difficulties on deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Admirable Crichton] shipwreck victim who lives on desert island with savage he names Friday. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] comedy about a party shipwrecked on a South Pacific island. [TV: Terrace, I, 312–313] marooned pirate, helps secure treasure hidden on island. [Br. Lit.: Treasure Island] family is shipwrecked in space. [TV: Terrace, II, 38–39] real-life prototype of Robinson Crusoe. [Br. Hist.: EB, IX: 45] knowledgeable engineer makes life bearable for castaway party on deserted island. [Fr. Lit.: Mysterious Island] family shipwrecked on a deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Swiss Family Robinson] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gay or straight, Bill was her son, and Lily Dale is a mother in mourning; when Knight sits alone onstage, softly singing "Billy Boy"--a folk song she sang to her young son--waves of grief wash over her and the audience, breaking our hearts and rocking Lily Dale back and forth like a shipwreck survivor in a lifeboat on a rough ocean. |
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