Robinson Crusoe

Resumen del libro

Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe â a young man with a thirst for adventure â finds himself washed up on a remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for company. Cast away 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. A true page-turner, Robinson Crusoe is 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.

This Macmillan Collectorâ s Library edition of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe features illustrations by the celebrated Victorian caricaturist George Cruikshank, and an afterword by writer and journalist Ned Halley. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Biografía del autor

Daniel Defoe (Londres, 1660-1731). Fue un pésimo negociante, un polémico escritor y un espía de lealtades cambiantes. Abandonó la carrera eclesiástica para dedicarse al comercio y viajar por Europa. Tras fracasar en los negocios, estuvo a cargo de su propio periódico. A los sesenta años publicó Robinson Crusoe, escrito en apenas dos meses.