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Title: Robinson Crusoe Condition: New EAN: 9780199553976 ISBN: 9780199553976 Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 14/08/2008 Item Height: 196mm Item Length: 128mm Item Width: 17mm Author: Daniel Defoe Contributor: Thomas Keymer (Edited by), James Kelly (Introduction and notes by) Language: English ISBN-10: 0199553971 Description: 'I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I sav'd his Life...I likewise taught him to say Master'Robinson Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He gradually creates a life for himself, building a house, cultivating the land, and making a companion from the native whose life he saves.Daniel Defoe's enthralling story-telling and imaginatively detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature. On one level a simple adventure story, the novel also raises profound questions about moral and spiritual values, society, and man's abiding acquisitiveness. This new edition includes a scintillating Introduction and notes that illuminate the historical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Fiction Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Topic: Classic Fiction, Literary Criticism Item Weight: 265g Release Year: 2008 Missing Information?
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