Book Description Publication Date: July 1, 1996 Journey with Robinson Crusoe on an adventure like you've never experienced before! Shipwrecked on an uncharted island, Crusoe learns to provide for himself in a place that is both beautiful and dangerous. Find out for yourself why Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular stories ever told! About the Author Daniel Defoe was born Daniel Foe in London in 1660, adding the "De" after he reached the age of 40. He was a novelist, journalist, and political agent. Defoe's best-known novels include Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Defoe also wrote the 3-volume A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain, an important source of English economic life. He wrote satirical poems and pamphlets and edited a newspaper. Defoe was imprisoned and pilloried for his controversial work, The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, which suggested that all non-Conformist ministers be hanged. Defoe also was the first writer of modern English ghost stories, one of which is "A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal." He died in 1731. Product Details Paperback: 155 pages Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (July 1, 1996) Language: English ISBN-10: 1-55748-902-5 ISBN-13: 978-1557489029 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces