Robinson Crusoe (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Daniel Defoe - Books - Engage Books - 9781774762509 - February 16, 2021
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Robinson Crusoe (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) Royal Collector's edition

Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) Royal Collector's edition

On Robinson Crusoe's first seafaring voyage, his ship sinks in a violent storm. On his second voyage he is enslaved by pirates. When Crusoe braves the ocean after several years in Brazil, Providence leaves him as the sole survivor of a shipwreck on a deserted island. Confronted by hunger and the elements, Crusoe builds a home, grows crops, tames wild animals, and survives cannibals and mutineers by his wits and the qualities of his cultural upbringing. But while Crusoe has conquered his island, he is affected most by his isolation from civilization.

Robinson Crusoe is widely regarded as the first English novel. No book in the history of Western literature had spawned more editions, spin-offs, and translations. Adaptations include The Swiss Family Robinson, the Hollywood film Cast Away, and nbc's tv series Crusoe. The story was likely influenced by the real-life Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway in 1704 who spent four years and four months on the Pacific island Juan Fernández which was later changed to Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.


244 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 16, 2021
ISBN13 9781774762509
Publishers Engage Books
Pages 244
Dimensions 161 × 237 × 24 mm   ·   536 g
Language English  

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