Kun Robinson Crusoe 19-vuotiaana karkasi merille, hn ei tiennyt. Edited with an introduction and notes by John Richetti. Autiolle saarelle haaksirikkoutuneen Robinsonin tarina kiehtoo sukupolvesta toiseen. This edition contains a full chronology of Defoe's life and times, explanatory notes, glossary and a critical introduction discussing Robinson Crusoe as a pioneering work of modern psychological realism. Title: Robinson Crusoe, Told to the Children by John Lang Told to the Children Series Author: Daniel Defoe Editor: Louey Chisholm Illustrator: W. But above all is a brilliant narrative, depicting Crusoe's transformation from terrified survivor to self-sufficient master of an island. Written in an age of exploration and enterprise, it has been variously interpreted as an embodiment of British imperialist values, as a portrayal of 'natural man', or as a moral fable. In his journal he chronicles his daily battle to stay alive, as he conquers isolation, fashions shelter and clothes, enlists the help of a native islander who he names 'Friday', and fights off cannibals and mutineers. The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a desert island. Robinson Crusoe has a universal appeal, a story that goes right to the core of existence' Simon ArmitageDaniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, regarded by many to be first novel in English, is also the original tale of a castaway struggling to survive on a remote desert island.
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