Robinson Crusoe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781551119359)

Robinson Crusoe is among the first novels written in English. Thanks to its extraordinary realism and drama, it is easily the longest-enduring work of popular fiction in the language. The story, probably based on the Pacific-island ordeal of castaway Alexander Selkirk, was presented by Daniel Defoe as a true account, and is utterly convincing in its topography, action, and character, even three hundred years after its first publication. Robinson Crusoe is a true page-turner: Dr. Samuel Johnson said it was one of only three books he had read that would have been better for being longer.

Author: Daniel Defoe
ISBN-10: 1551119358
ISBN-13: 9781551119359
Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2010
Pages: 422
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d