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Auction Ends: 12/15/00

High Bidder: gfajuri@umich.edu

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Robinson Crusoe is one of the world's most popular adventure novels. Daniel Defoe based his classic tale of survival on an uninhabited island on a true story. The real Robinson Crusoe was a Scotsman named Alexander Selkirk. Born in 1676, when Selkirk was 19 years old he was cited for indecent conduct in church, but before he could be reprimanded, he ran off to sea. That was in 1695. By 1703 he was the sailing master of a galley. The following year he joined a pirate expedition to the Pacific Ocean that was led by Capt. William Dampier. Selkirk's ship had Thomas Stradling as it's captain. Robinson Crusoe has been published in hundreds of editions and scores of languages, a testament to its popularity. Even today, years after its initial publication, the book clips along at a lively pace, with Crusoe's adventures breezing by the average reader. Daniel Defoe's most famous novel was published in 1719 with the full title, The Life and strange and surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Today, it is commonly known as Robinson Crusoe, and is one of the best known novels (and one of the first novels) in the English language. Defoe, at one time a journalist, describes his subject and his surroundings in minute detail and at the same time, allows readers inside the head of the main character, giving a view of just how horrible and exciting life on that island must have been. Should you care to experience what Crusoe was going through first hand, be sure to browse the "other services" section of Ye Old eBay for an adventure unlike anything else you've ever experienced. Crusoe ends up on a desert island in the manner of Selkirk. With only a few supplies from the ship he builds a new life, not to mention a house and boat. The crew of a mutinying ship finally rescue our hero, but it is his adventure on the island that interests us. The novel is particularly notable for its detailed verisimilitude allowing us to believe in the situation - something assisted by the uncomplicated language used by the author. The book spawned two sequels, however, they are practically unknown. Buy and read the original and best. A sample of illustrations from this edition can be seen below.

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