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Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a classic adventure tale about a young man's journey of survival and self-discovery. After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, Crusoe must rely on his resourcefulness and ingenuity to build a life in solitude. The story explores themes of resilience, human nature, and the quest for hope amid isolation.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy tales of adventure and survival, following a thrilling journey of a shipwrecked man on a deserted island. As a classic tale of resourcefulness and resilience, it offers both excitement and valuable life lessons for young adult readers.

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Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe", regarded by many to be first novel in English. This edition contains a full chronology of Defoe's life and times, explanatory notes, glossary and a critical introduction discussing "Robinson Crusoe" as a pioneering work of modern psychological realism.

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With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what is regarded as the first English novel, and created one of the most popular and enduring myths in literature.

Written in an age of exploration and enterprise, it has been variously interpreted as an embodiment of British imperialist values, as a portrayal of 'natural man', or as a moral fable. But above all, it is a brilliant narrative, depicting Crusoe's transformation from terrified survivor to self-sufficient master of an island.

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Robinson Crusoe is often regarded as a groundbreaking work in the development of the novel as a literary form. John Mullan highlights its significance, noting its role as a prototype for the genre. The story's originality remains striking, especially when revisited in the context of all the novels that followed it, with its narrative poised to reach into the future.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141439822

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 March 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by John Richetti
  • Introduction by John Richetti

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 288

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Daniel Defoe Featured Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction New Release Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Young Adult

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) had a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent, and political pamphleteer. He wrote on economics, history, biography and crime but is best remembered for his fiction, which includes Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana (1724). John Richetti is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an expert of 18th-century literature and has published widely on the subject.

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