Robinson Crusoe

Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - ayoung man with athirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on aremote tropical island with nothing but afew tools and animals for company. Cast away for thirty years, he must battle cannibals, mutineers and the elements in atale so convincing that many readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction. Atrue page-turner, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring novels in the English language and its unique blend of extraordinary realism and brilliant drama continues to delight readers the world over.This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe features illustrations by the celebrated Victorian caricaturist George Cruikshank, and an afterword by writer and journalist Ned Halley.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is aseries of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.