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Daniel Defoe published his first novel, Robinson Crusoe, in 1719, when he was nearly 60 years old. The novel is about a rebellious son, who is shipwrecked on a deserted island. He is the sole survivor. Through his total isolation, he becomes a kind of "Everyman." Read more about Robinson Crusoe.

1. Robinson Crusoe - Modern Library Edition

The Modern Library edition of Robinson Crusoe features an introduction by Virginia Woolf, along with maps that help you to follow where Robinson Crusoe finds himself through the course of the adventure. Read the tale of the English sailor, who is stranded on a desert island.
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2. Robinson Crusoe - Norton Critical Edition

This 2nd edition of Robinson Crusoe, published here by W.W. Norton & Company, is based on the Shakespeare Head Press reprint of the first edition copy in the British Museum, with annotations, contexts, opinions, criticism, a chronology of Defoe's life and work, and a selected bibliography.
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3. Robinson Crusoe - Brilliance Audio Edition

Tom Casaletto tells the tale of Robinson's Crusoe's classic adventures--in this unabridged edition on nine CDs, from Brilliance Audio. Listen to Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe.
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4. Robinson Crusoe - Dover Edition

This inexpensive Dover edition features the text of Robinson Crusoe.
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5. Robinson Crusoe - Tor Books Edition

Robinson Crusoe is alone and starving on a tropical island, and then he discovers the presence of cannibals. With "wreckage and his wit," Robinson Crusoe survives 29 years. Read more from the Tor edition.
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6. Robinson Crusoe - Signet Edition

This Signet edition of Robinson Crusoe features an introduction by Paul Theroux.
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7. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - Penguin Edition

John Richetti edits this Penguin edition of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe.
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8. Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner

Joseph Donald Crowley edits this Oxford University Press edition of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe.
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