Robinson Crusoe
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486288161 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Thought to have been inspired by the true-life experiences of a marooned sailor, Robinson Crusoe tells the story of the sole survivor of a shipwreck, stranded on a Caribbean island, who prevails against all odds, enduring almost three decades of solitude while mastering both himself and his strange new world. First published in 1719, the novel has long been one of the English language's great adventure stories.In the journal he shares with us, the endearing, goatskin-clad castaway recounts the details of this lonely existence and his many adventures, including a fierce battle with cannibals and a daring rescue of Friday, the man who becomes his trusted servant and companion. All readers with a taste for adventure will relish this inexpensive edition of one of the most popular and influential books ever written.. In reclaim
Dr. Morbius said The first and best escapist novel. I had never read Defoe's novel until recently. I found it surprisingly well written (very readable to this "The first and best escapist novel" according to Dr. Morbius. I had never read Defoe's novel until recently. I found it surprisingly well written (very readable to this 21st century reader) and engaging. There are moments when Defoe gets bogged down with Crusoe's journal entries, but I had no idea of the other adventures in the novel that preceded the shipwreck made famous in subsequent retellings in the movies and children's abridgements. It remains a watershed escapist novel. 1st century reader) and engaging. There are moments when Defoe gets bogged down with Crusoe's journal entries, but I had no idea of the other adventures in the novel that preceded the shipwreck made famous in subsequent retellings in the movies and children's abridgements. It remains a watershed escapist novel. "WARNING: This is NOT the original text" according to Joshua Q. Defoe helped to define the modern fictional novel when he wrote about the tales of Robinson Crusoe. The book has a strong religious theme, as was Defoe's intention. However, this version of the text censors out some of the language against what Defoe called the Papist Church (or the Roman Catholic Church) as well as some items which would be considered racially insensitive today (but leaving in much of it as well). . I especially like how it gave me a view of the importance Amazon Customer I thought it was very interesting, I especially like how it gave me a view of the importance of Jesus Christ in that time of history in peoples lives. Quite a bit different from today.I thought it also gave me a good picture of the dangers of traveling by sail in that Time of history. I found or thought that the author drag it out a little toward the end.
The easy-to-understand text keeps some of the flavor of the original, but in condensing 27 chapters and more than 300 pages of narrative to 50-plus pages with half as many chapters, much of the long-winded description has been eliminated. From School Library Journal Grade 3-6-As with any abridged version, the story is spare, but what it loses in prose, it gains in readability. Nevertheless, the bare-bones telling, combined with more than a dozen of Wyeth's lavish oil paintings (which originally graced the 1920 edition), makes this a worthwhile purchase.Laurie Edwards, West Shore School District, Camp Hill, PACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. None of the adventures after his arrival in his homeland-the discovery of riches at his Brazilian plantation, Friday's encounter with the bear, or the attack by ravenous wolves on the trek to France-are included