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Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe Mp3 cd - 2004

by Daniel Defoe; Read by Tom Casaletto

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.

From the publisher

The son of a middle-class Englishman, Robinson Crusoe takes to the sea to find adventure.

And find it he does when he is shipwrecked on a deserted South American island for thirty-five years.

After scavenging his broken ship for useful items, he had only his skills and ingenuity to keep him alive. For twenty-four years there was to be no one else on the island. In the middle of that twenty-fourth year he rescued a native about to be eaten by cannibals who were using his island for a place of feasting. Crusoe named this man Friday, after the day of his rescue. Friday became his faithful servant and friend, even after they were able to leave the island.

Listeners will enjoy Crusoe's determination for survival against all odds and admire the spirituality that gave him the strength to survive.

This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

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.

Details

  • Title Robinson Crusoe
  • Author Daniel Defoe; Read by Tom Casaletto
  • Binding MP3 CD
  • Edition MP3 UNA
  • Pages 1
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Brilliance Audio
  • Date 2004-06
  • ISBN 9781593351953 / 159335195X
  • Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.52 x 5.3 x 0.63 in (19.10 x 13.46 x 1.60 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Survival after airplane accidents,, Islands
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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