THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.

Early Edition with these illustrations. With fifty-two vivid colour and black and white illustrations by J.D. Watson throughout. 8vo, original green cloth beautifully decorated in Victorian style, with gilt lettering and pictorial designs on the spine and covers, . xxvi, 566, [10] ads. A handsome copy, with some aging to the back cover, front and rear inner hinges shaken, light wear to the extremities.

Edizione: a lovely victorian edition. a great work of english literature and one of the supreme accomplishments of the writer daniel defoe.<br> “defoe.disclosed a genius for devising a tale of adventure.(the influence of which has) not yet dissipated, for much of science fiction is basically crusoe’s island changed to a planet.<br> at least equally relevant.is the figure of the lonely human being subduing the pitiless forces of nature; going back to nature, indeed, and portraying the ‘noble savage’ in a way that made the book required reading for rousseau’s emile.<br> robinson crusoe has long since been more widely read.in versions.for young people.(there is) the footprint in the sand, man friday, the threatening savages, and the endless ingenuity and contrivance that make the hero’s island life tolerable.” pmm<br> “it breathes throughout a spirit of piety and benevolence; it sets in a very striking light the importance of the mechanic arts.it fixes in the mind a lively idea of the horrors of solitude, and, consequently, of the sweets of social life, and of the blessings we derive from conversation and mutual aid; and it shows how by labouring with one’ s own hands, one may secure independence.” beattie