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No, that’s not a typo in the title and yes, Michael P is at it again. This time he supplies us with another Librivox public domain title, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner written all the way back in 1719. I’m assuming this original version by Daniel Defoe is a whole lot different from the disney-fied adaptations of my youth.

Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perennial appeal among readers of all ages -– especially the young adult reading public –- who continue to find inspiration in the inventive resourcefulness of its hero, sole survivor of a shipwreck who is marooned on an uninhabited island.

Especially poignant, after more than two decades of unbroken solitude, is the affection that Robinson develops for Friday, another survivor fleeing certain death at the hands of enemy tribesmen from the South American continent.
(Summary by Denny Sayers)

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