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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York
Daniel Defoe
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When I had done this, I blocked up the door of the tent with some boards within, and an empty chest set up on end without; and spreading one of the beds upon the ground, laying my two pistols just at my head, and my gun at length by me, I went to bed for the first time, and slept very quietly all night, for I was very weary and heavy; for the night before I had slept little, and had laboured very hard all day, as well to fetch all those things from the ship, as to get them on shore.
I had the biggest magazine of all kinds now that ever was laid up, I believe, for one man: but I was not satisfied still: for while the ship sat . . . Read More
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Un buen libro en el que, de manera sutil y a través del pensamiento del protagonista, racista irredento, nos hace ver el pensamiento de la época sobre todo lo que no fuera del hombre blanco. Irónica visión que hace de Robinson Crusoe alguien con demasiados prejuicios sobre la superioridad del hombre
4,25 sterren- Nederlandse hardcover
Re-read. Recensie volgt later.
Written in 1719, the young and impulsive Robinson Cursoe defied his parents and set out to sea. Well, things didn't go as planned, and he became stranded for over 28 years as a castaway, keeping a daily journal of his life.
The prose was written as only the English could do back then. For example, th
TEMPERANCE, MODERATION, QUIETNESS, HEALTH, PEACE AND SOCIETY WERE THE BLESSINGS ATTENDING THE MIDDLE STATION OF LIFE. NOT EXPOSED TO THE MISERY AND HARDSHIPS OF THE LOWER CLASS NOR THE PRICE, LUXURY, AMBITION AND ENVY OF UPPER.
Robinson Cruso is based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk.
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This is a wonderful classic. I have just finished rereading it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am a big fan of survival stories, especially those that involve castaways. This one was quite entertaining, and very well written. It did seem just a bit too fortuitous that Crusoe would be able to so easily
Robinson Crusoe had the bright idea to "tempt Providence" and disobey his parents to run off and sail the high seas on a ship that was on the path to doom. From the time he left the safety of home, hardly a page passed without him falling into some type of success or calamity.
Once stranded on a des