The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Excellent
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few novels have so thoroughly captured the raw endurance of the human spirit as Daniel Defoe's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe — the gripping tale of an English mariner cast ashore on a remote tropical island after a catastrophic shipwreck, left to survive by wit, willpower, and the slow forging of order from chaos. Set against the vast, indifferent wilderness of the Caribbean in the late 17th century, the novel chronicles Crusoe's painstaking efforts to build shelter, cultivate food, and maintain sanity across nearly three decades of solitude, until the arrival of a captive he names Friday irrevocably transforms his world. First published in 1719 and widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential novels in the English language, Defoe's masterwork argues — through the intimate, journal-like voice of its protagonist — that civilization is not a birthright but a daily act of will. Beneath its surface adventure beats a rich meditation on colonialism, faith, self-reliance, and the complex moral architecture of human society. This Franklin Library edition, adorned with the color woodcuts of Pierre Falké, presents the text in a form befitting its stature as a cornerstone of world literature — a testament to why Crusoe's story has never ceased to haunt the imagination of readers across three centuries.
Author: Daniel Defoe
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Excellent
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few novels have so thoroughly captured the raw endurance of the human spirit as Daniel Defoe's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe — the gripping tale of an English mariner cast ashore on a remote tropical island after a catastrophic shipwreck, left to survive by wit, willpower, and the slow forging of order from chaos. Set against the vast, indifferent wilderness of the Caribbean in the late 17th century, the novel chronicles Crusoe's painstaking efforts to build shelter, cultivate food, and maintain sanity across nearly three decades of solitude, until the arrival of a captive he names Friday irrevocably transforms his world. First published in 1719 and widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential novels in the English language, Defoe's masterwork argues — through the intimate, journal-like voice of its protagonist — that civilization is not a birthright but a daily act of will. Beneath its surface adventure beats a rich meditation on colonialism, faith, self-reliance, and the complex moral architecture of human society. This Franklin Library edition, adorned with the color woodcuts of Pierre Falké, presents the text in a form befitting its stature as a cornerstone of world literature — a testament to why Crusoe's story has never ceased to haunt the imagination of readers across three centuries.