![]() ![]() ![]() Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perennial appeal among readers of all ages-–especially the young adult reading public–-who continue to find inspiration in the inventive resourcefulness of its hero, sole survivor of a shipwreck who is marooned on an uninhabited island.Įspecially poignant, after more than two decades of unbroken solitude, is the affection that Robinson develops for Friday, another survivor fleeing certain death at the hands of enemy tribesmen from the South American continent. (Book 987 From 1001 books) - Robinson Crusoe The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe. Defoes name did not appear on the title page of the books first edition, which was presented as being an autobiography of Crusoe. It is generally considered to have been the first novel to have been written in the English language. ![]() ![]() It was first published on April 25, 1719. Download cover art Download CD case insert Robinson Crusoeĭaniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Robinson Crusoe is a work of fiction by the British author Daniel Defoe. ![]()
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