- Hardcover: 244 pages
- Publisher: AD Classic (July 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1926606388
- ISBN-13: 978-1926606385
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.9 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #914,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On Robinson Crusoe's first seafaring voyage, his ship sinks in a violent storm. On his second voyage he is enslaved by pirates. When Crusoe braves the ocean after several years in Brazil, Providence leaves him as the sole survivor of a shipwreck on a deserted island. Confronted by hunger and the elements, Crusoe builds a home, grows crops, tames wild animals, and survives cannibals and mutineers by his wits and the qualities of his cultural upbringing. But while Crusoe has conquered his island, he is affected most by his isolation from civilization. Robinson Crusoe is widely regarded as the first English novel. No book in the history of Western literature had spawned more editions, spin-offs, and translations. Adaptations include The Swiss Family Robinson, the Hollywood film Cast Away, and NBC's TV series Crusoe. The story was likely influenced by the real-life Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway in 1704 who spent four years and four months on the Pacific island Juan Fernández which was later changed to Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.
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A Moral Adventure Tale, July 8 2010
By Ron Paul - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
A wonderful tale of morality and freedom. There is nothing else like this in the English language. Robinson Crusoe finds the freedom to make choices that take him on a soul searching journey around the world. He is able to benefit completely from the toils of his labor whether he is in England, Brazil or stranded on his island. Crusoe also struggles with his morals, and creates a set of principles that are the envy of every man, and he sticks by them.
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