| The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Contributor(s): Defoe, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540384381 ISBN-13: 9781540384386 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, this book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends thirty years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has since been perceived to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "M s a Tierra", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966, but various literary sources have also been suggested. Despite its simple narrative style, Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. Before the end of 1719, the book had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning numerous sequels and adaptations for stage, film, and television etc. |