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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
Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe's famous book. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being. First published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been praised by such writers as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Johnson as one of the greatest novels in the English language.
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) trained for the ministry, became a political journalist, and finally, to many, became "the father of the English novel." He is also the author of Moll Flanders.
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) trained for the ministry, became a political journalist, and finally, to many, became "the father of the English novel." He is also the author of Moll Flanders.
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; Foreword by Avi
- Binding Paperback
- Edition International Ed
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-07-01
- ISBN 9780689844089 / 0689844085
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 7.63 x 5.13 x 1.2 in (19.38 x 13.03 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 1360
- Library of Congress subjects Adventure and adventurers, Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002279831
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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