Name: Robinson Crusoe: A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic (in English)
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Author: Daniel Defoe
ISBN: 9781913519438

portada Robinson Crusoe: A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Daniel Defoe

Illustrated by

Robert Ingpen

Publisher

Welbeck Editions

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 19.8 x 3.0 cm

Weight

1.07 kg.

ISBN13

9781913519438

Synopsis "Robinson Crusoe: A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic (in English)"

A full-color illustrated edition of one ofthe world's best loved stories, Robinson Crusoe, illustratedby world-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen. "Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling"--Michael Morpurgo Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe defies the advice ofhis parents and runs away to sea. He is plagued by misfortune at every turn;his first ship sinks in a violent storm, his friend and mentor dies, then he iscaptured by pirates and made a slave in the port of Sallee. Through all these hardships, Crusoe's determination andresourcefulness fills him with hope for a better life, and fate delivers himthe opportunity for freedom, friendship and riches. But it is when he is shipwreckedon a deserted island that he faces his greatest test: not simply to survive butto thrive. The perfect gift for a young adventurer. Share your beloved childhood stories with thenext generation! From the Backmatter: It was towards the end of Defoe's life that he wrote hisgreat novels. By far the most famous of his works is Robinson Crusoe.It is thought to have been inspired by the real-life shipwreck story ofAlexander Selkirk who spent four years stranded on the island of Más a Tierrain 1704-09. In 1966 this island was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island. Defoe died on 24 April 1731, possibly in hiding from thoseto whom he owed money. His cause of death was probably a stroke. He was buriedin Bunhill Fields in London and in 1870 a statue was erected there in hismemory..

Daniel Defoe

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Daniel Defoe (Londres, 1660-1731) fue novelista, periodista, poeta e historiador; su vida transcurrió por oscuros vericuetos: viajes, empleos diversos, amistades políticas y misiones secretas. En su obra cultivó distintos géneros, como la sátira: El verdadero inglés de Inglaterra (1701), El medio más rápido para acabar con los disidentes (1702) y Augusta Triumphants o Cómo hacer de Londres la ciudad más floreciente del mundo (1728); la novela realista: La aventuras de Moll Flanders (1722), Diario del año de la peste (1722) y Roxana o la amante afortunada(1724), y el ensayo económico-político: Consideraciones sobre el crédito público (1724), El perfecto comerciante inglés (1726) y Plan del comercio inglés (1728). Con todo, su obra más conocida es sin duda Robinson Crusoe (1719).

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