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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Paperback - 1995

by Daniel Defoe; Abridged by Robin Waterfield

For more than two centuries, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe has delighted readers with its delicate portrayal of physical and emotional survival. Shipwrecked upon a deserted island, a sailor most somehow build a new life.


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

After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he is devastated, but slowly, with patience and imagination, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he lives with no human companionship - until one fateful day, when he discovers he is not alone... Puffin Classics edition has been specially abridged.

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 The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
  • Author Daniel Defoe; Abridged by Robin Waterfield
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1995-06-01
  • Abridged Yes
  • Features Abridged
  • ISBN 9780140367225 / 0140367225
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 in (19.81 x 12.70 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 1270
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Classics
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Theometrics: Classic
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Survival after airplane accidents,, Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95033695
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Daniel Defoe (c.1660-1731), one of the most famous writers in English literature, was born in London, the son of James Foe, a butcher. It was Daniel who changed his name to De Foe or Defoe in about 1705. He was interested in politics and opposed King James II. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and William III was on the throne, Defoe became one of his personal friends. He became a writer for the government and a satircal writer on various social issues of the time. He turned to full time writing after hearing the inspirational story of a sailor who was rescued after living alone on a desert island in the Pacific, the result being his first novel ROBINSON CRUSOE. Several other adventure stories followed, including MOLL FLANDERS.
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