Robinson Crusoe
"When young Robinson Crusoe runs away to sea in search of adventure, he gets more than he bargained for. Shipwrecked on a remote island with no hope of rescue, he will need all his skill and ingenuity just to stay alive. The most famous adventure story in the English language is vividly and faithful...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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Hauppauge, NY :
Barron's,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. for North America |
| Series: | Graphic classics
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| Summary: | "When young Robinson Crusoe runs away to sea in search of adventure, he gets more than he bargained for. Shipwrecked on a remote island with no hope of rescue, he will need all his skill and ingenuity just to stay alive. The most famous adventure story in the English language is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Item Description: | "Series created and designed by David Salariya."--T.p. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 48 p. : chiefly col. ill., col. map, port. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780764144516 (pbk.) 0764144510 (pbk.) 9780764163036 (hc) 0764163035 (hc) |
| 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) |
