Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on September 28, 2017, is a classic work of literature that spans 276 pages. This novel presents the life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe, an English mariner who survives a shipwreck and finds himself stranded on a deserted island for 28 years. The narrative unfolds as a fictional autobiography, detailing Crusoe’s experiences and encounters with various characters, including Native Americans and mutineers, as he navigates life in isolation.
Readers will discover a richly woven tale that explores themes of survival and human resilience. The story employs a “false document” style, creating a realistic frame that enhances the authenticity of Crusoe’s extraordinary journey. As he adapts to his environment and faces numerous challenges, the novel delves into the complexities of solitude and the human spirit. This edition offers a fresh opportunity to engage with Defoe’s influential work, which is often regarded as one of the first novels in English, and invites readers to reflect on the nature of adventure and self-discovery.
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The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (of York, Mariner Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, where in all the Men perished but Himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. The book is a fictional autobiography of the title character, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, encountering Native Americans, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. This device, presenting an account of supposedly factual events, is known as a “false document” and gives a realistic frame story.
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