Robinson Crusoe Illustrated
Robinson Crusoe Illustrated by Daniel Defoe is a novel first published on April 25, 1719, and is now available in this independently published edition from March 28, 2021. This work presents the story of Robinson Crusoe, a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad. The narrative unfolds as an autobiography, detailing Crusoe’s encounters with cannibals, captives, and mutineers, leading to his eventual rescue.
Readers will find that the book combines elements of epistolary, confessional, and didactic forms, offering insights into the life of its protagonist. The story has historical roots, thought to be inspired by the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway. This edition spans 358 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to explore the themes of survival and adventure in a fictional context.
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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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