{"product_id":"robinson-crusoe-hardcover-4","title":"Robinson Crusoe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNed Halley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - a young man with a thirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on a remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for company. Castaway for thirty years, he must battle cannibals, mutineers and the elements in a tale so convincing that many readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A true page-turner, \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most enduring novels in the English language and its unique blend of extraordinary realism and brilliant drama continues to delight readers the world over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features illustrations by the celebrated Victorian caricaturist George Cruikshank, and an afterword by Ned Halley.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Defoe was probably born in London in 1660 and we know little of his early life beyond his parentage - his father, James Foe, was a butcher - and that his childhood home was one of the few buildings in his area to survive the Great Fire of London in 1665. His adult life was eventful and saw Foe (who adopted the pen name Defoe in 1703) rise through the ranks as a merchant, gain notoriety for pamphleteering and flung into prison as a result, achieve renown for his journalism, and become a spy for the government. He was sixty when \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e, his first work of fiction, was published to great acclaim. Other novels, including \u003ci\u003eMoll Flanders, A Journal of the Plague Year\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoxana\u003c\/i\u003e followed and Defoe continued writing until his death in 1731.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.1 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771802419488,"sku":"9781509842896","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30f17494ddbb2a04f28206c189f7f3c8.webp?v=1780393925","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/robinson-crusoe-hardcover-4","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}