Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe (Paperback) Penguin English Library

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Robinson CrusoeCondition: NewEAN: 9780141199061ISBN: 9780141199061Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/06/2012Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 245gAuthor: Daniel DefoeLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0141199067Description: The Penguin English Library Edition of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance ... reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self ... 'Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe's famous book. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being. First published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been praised by such writers as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Johnson as one of the greatest novels in the English language.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Penguin English LibraryTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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