Robinson Crusoe (Transatlantic Classics Collect) by Daniel Defoe

Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green, 2012-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green, 2012-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

2012. 2012 Defoe, Daniel ROBINSON CRUSOE Trans Atlantic Press, c2012 331pp Shallow crease on spine, else fine mass market paperback.

Paperback. Very Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Transatlantic Press, USA, 2012. Reprint. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. 331 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Transatlantic Press, USA, 2012. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book appears to be unread. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self-pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and who, after twenty-four agonizing years of solitude, discovers a human footprint in the sand... Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe's story of… Read More

Hyde Park Editions, 2016-03-01. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages..

ISBN: 9781908533029
Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green (January 1, 2012)
Soft Cover, 331 pages
The original tale of a castaway struggling to survive on a remote desert island, and one of the first novels in English
The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a desert island. In his journal he chronicles his daily battle to stay alive, as he conquers isolation, fashions shelter and clothes, enlists the help of a native islander who he names 'Friday', and fights off cannibals and mutineers. 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 is a brilliant narrative, depicting Crusoe's transformation from terrified survivor to self-sufficient master of an island. 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… Read More