Robinson Crusoe /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Pocock, Guy Noel, 1880-1955. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | London : Dent ; New York : Dutton, 1972, 1945. |
| Series: | Everyman's library.
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| Other title: | The farther adventures of Robinson Crusoe. |
| Summary: | Classic adventure story of a man marooned on an uninhabited island for 24 years: his struggle to survive, the dramatic encounter with Friday and their eventual escape. 6 new illustartions. Abridged. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 432 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: page xiv-xv. |
| ISBN: | 0460000594 : |
| Author Notes: | His writings covered a wide range of topics. His novels include Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, Roxana, Captain Singleton, and Colonel Jack. He wrote A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain, which is an important source of English economic life, and ghost stories including A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal. He also wrote satirical poems and pamphlets and edited a newspaper. He was imprisoned and pilloried for his controversial work, The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, which suggested that all non-Conformist ministers be hanged. He died on April 24, 1731. (Bowker Author Biography) |