Robinson Crusoe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the great landmarks of English literature, Robinson Crusoe is a gripping adventure novel that chronicles the extraordinary survival story of a shipwrecked English sailor stranded on a remote tropical island for nearly three decades. Defoe presents his protagonist's extraordinary tale with vivid realism, detailing Crusoe's ingenious efforts to build shelter, grow food, tame animals, and impose order upon the wilderness around him. The novel argues powerfully for the resilience of the human spirit, illustrating how one man's resourcefulness and faith sustain him against solitude, danger, and despair. When Crusoe rescues a native man he names Friday, the story widens into a complex examination of companionship, colonialism, and civilization itself. First published in 1719, the novel is widely regarded as one of the first true novels in the English language and remains a timeless classic of world literature.
Author: Daniel Defoe
Format: Paperback
Published: 1938, Penguin English Library
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the great landmarks of English literature, Robinson Crusoe is a gripping adventure novel that chronicles the extraordinary survival story of a shipwrecked English sailor stranded on a remote tropical island for nearly three decades. Defoe presents his protagonist's extraordinary tale with vivid realism, detailing Crusoe's ingenious efforts to build shelter, grow food, tame animals, and impose order upon the wilderness around him. The novel argues powerfully for the resilience of the human spirit, illustrating how one man's resourcefulness and faith sustain him against solitude, danger, and despair. When Crusoe rescues a native man he names Friday, the story widens into a complex examination of companionship, colonialism, and civilization itself. First published in 1719, the novel is widely regarded as one of the first true novels in the English language and remains a timeless classic of world literature.