| Robinson Crusoe Contributor(s): Wyeth, N. C. (Illustrator), Defoe, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1534997431 ISBN-13: 9781534997431 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents Crusoe sets sail from the Queen's Dock in Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who want him to pursue a career, possibly in law. After a tumultuous journey where his ship is wrecked in a storm, his lust for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again. This journey, too, ends in disaster, as the ship is taken over by Sale pirates and Crusoe is enslaved by a Moor. Two years later, he escapes in a boat with a boy named Xury; a captain of a Portuguese ship off the west coast of Africa rescues him. The ship is en route to Brazil. Crusoe sells Xury to the captain. With the captain's help, Crusoe procures a plantation. |