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How do you cite Robinson Crusoe?
Cite This Item
- Chicago citation style: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe . editeds by Shaw, Edward R [New York, Boston etc.
- APA citation style: Defoe, D., Shaw, E. R., ed. (1897) Robinson Crusoe . [New York, Boston etc.
- MLA citation style: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe .
Who was Robinson Crusoe based on?
Alexander Selkirk
Defoe probably based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who at his own request was put ashore on an uninhabited island in 1704 after a quarrel with his captain and stayed there until 1709.
How many episodes of Crusoe are there?
13
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Is the book Robinson Crusoe a work of fiction?
Robinson Crusoe is an example of this, with Daniel Defoe claiming the text to be a work of non-fiction for a year after publication – citing himself as an editor. Works of fiction are often built from life, hence why they reflect a sense of realism.
Where does the story of Robinson Crusoe take place?
The novel Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a young and impulsive Englishman that defies his parents’ wishes and takes to the seas seeking adventure. The young Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and castaway on a remote tropical island for 28 years.
When did Daniel Defoe write Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe published Robinson Crusoe on April 25, 1719. An interesting fact is that the original title was 374 characters long: The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America,…
Where was Robinson Crusoe when he was shipwrecked?
Years later, Crusoe joins an expedition to bring slaves from Africa, but he is shipwrecked in a storm about forty miles out to sea on an island near the Venezuelan coast (which he calls the Island of Despair) near the mouth of the Orinoco river on 30 September 1659. He observes the latitude as 9 degrees and 22 minutes north.