Robinson Crusoe Illustrated
Robinson Crusoe Illustrated by Daniel Defoe is a novel first published on April 25, 1719, and is now available in this edition from Independently Published, released on June 9, 2021. This edition spans 358 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows the life of Robinson Crusoe, a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, where he encounters various challenges, including cannibals and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued.
Readers will find that the book is structured as an autobiography of its protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, whose experiences blend elements of epistolary, confessional, and didactic writing. The story is thought to be inspired by the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway, adding a layer of historical intrigue to the fictional account. This edition invites readers to explore themes of survival and human resilience in the face of isolation and adversity.
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Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work’s protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.
Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)–a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called “Más a Tierra”, now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966
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