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Robinson Crusoe Mass market paperbound - 1998

by Daniel Defoe; Introduction by Paul Theroux


About this book

Robinson Crusoe was first published in April 1719, in London. In the beginning, the story was published as an autobiography, but it was later established that the author was Daniel Defoe. The novel became an instant classic, with four editions printed in the first year of publication. Often called the first English novel, it follows the story of Robinson Crusoe, a man marooned on an island. Crusoe’s adventure-packed story of survival started the genre of realistic fiction and inspired a slew of other survival novels. Over the course of its publication history, Robinson Crusoe has become the second-most translated book in the world.

Summary

The classic tale of a man shipwrecked on a remote island, and his struggle to retain his humanity against the forces of nature, as well as do battle with his own fears and loneliness.

From the publisher

This Daniel Defoe masterpiece tells the story of a castaway's triumph over nature itself -- and over the fears, doubts, and loneliness that are ingrained in the human psyche. Robinson Crusoe is stranded on a seemingly deserted island, eventually creating a comfortable environment from his primitive surroundings. His solitude is broken when he saves the life one of the island natives, a man whom Crusoe dubs Friday. Two centuries later, this extraordinary novel remains one of the best-loved and most widely read works of English literature.

First Edition Identification

True first editions of Robinson Crusoe are exceedingly rare and valuable. When the book was first published in April 1719, people read it so often that most copies have since fallen to pieces. The first edition was published by William Taylor at the Ship, a place of publication on Paternoster Row, a street in London home to the city’s publishing trade. The octavo book is bound in crushed red morocco.

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  • Title Robinson Crusoe
  • Author Daniel Defoe; Introduction by Paul Theroux
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 302
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Signet Classics, New York
  • Date 1998-11-01
  • ISBN 9780451527011 / 0451527011
  • Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.82 x 4.36 x 0.56 in (17.32 x 11.07 x 1.42 cm)
  • Reading level 1360
  • Library of Congress subjects Adventure stories, Islands - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98019069
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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