by Daniel Defoe · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140620153
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«Robinson Crusoe» is the adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, published by Penguin Classics in hardcover (304 pages, in English).
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and left alone on a desert island. With minimal resources, he builds a shelter, makes tools, grows food and endures years of solitude. His existence changes when he finds another human being. Published in 1719, it is considered one of the first novels in English literature.
Original title: «The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner». First installment of the «Robinson Crusoe» series.
For readers of classics and adventure; recommended reading age from 9 years.
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724). He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.
