Robinson Crusoe

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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is the story of a resourceful castaway navigating life on a deserted island after a shipwreck. Crusoe uses his ingenuity to endure isolation, facing various challenges while reflecting on his life choices. The narrative explores themes of survival, self-reliance, and the human spirit's resilience.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a taste for adventurous tales of survival and ingenuity. Following the protagonist's journey of being shipwrecked on a deserted island, it explores themes of self-reliance, exploration, and the resilience of the human spirit. If you're fascinated by stories of solitude and the challenges of adapting to an untamed environment, this classic might be perfect for you.

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Robinson Crusoe

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.

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A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a glossary of Victorian and literary terms produced for the modern reader.

After a dramatic shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is a castaway on a tropical island for 28 years. Defoe's classic tale features a series of events involving mutineers and prisoners, while Crusoe wrestles with his own solitude. Probably the first true novel in the English language.

The FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a glossary of Victorian and literary terms for the modern reader.

Hardback, Deluxe edition, foiled and embossed, with gilded edges.

Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics

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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is widely praised as a classic adventure novel. Reviewers appreciate its engaging storyline about survival and self-reliance, detailing the protagonist's ingenious strategies for enduring isolation on a deserted island. The book is also acknowledged for its exploration of themes like colonialism and society's relationship with nature, though some modern readers critique it for its dated perspectives and attitudes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839647666

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing

Edition: New edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 93.0mm

Height: 150.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (c.1660-1731) was a merchant, dissenter, pamphleteer, free-thinker and novelist at the birth of the novel as a form of literature. Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Moll Flanders (1722) are amongst his many achievements. With over 300 other publications during his lifetime, he is regarded as one of the most influential and significant writers of all time.

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