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Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe

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| Paperback | 9780553213737

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This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone:Continue

This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self-pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and who, after twenty-four agonizing years of solitude, discovers a human footprint in the sand... Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe's story of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal. The first important English novel, Robinson Crusoe has taken its rightful place among the great myths of Western civilization.

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  • Robinson Crusoe

    I can see where this book would have been very unique for its time. It was a very enjoyable (and in some ways an educational) read, but I just kept being amazed at how unadventurous old Robinson Crusoe really was - i.e. 9 months on the island before he even thought to take a stroll around to the ot ... (continue)

    I can see where this book would have been very unique for its time. It was a very enjoyable (and in some ways an educational) read, but I just kept being amazed at how unadventurous old Robinson Crusoe really was - i.e. 9 months on the island before he even thought to take a stroll around to the other side to see what was actually on this island he was living on???

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  • Robinson Crusoe

    I was fairly young when I read this one. I liked it and want to read it again.

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    ― Jardspen said on Mar 6, 2008 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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