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Editorial Note:
Daniel Defoe's tale of Robinson Crusoe was first published in 1719. Numerous—almost countless—versions were published subsequently. Several are available in Project Gutenberg's library, including the following e-books: https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/521 https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/561 https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5902 https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6328 https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6936 https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11239
Various tales have been included in the different versions, usually under the names of "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," "The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," and "Robinson Crusoe's Vision of the Angelic World." Even an account of the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned for four years on an island in the Pacific Ocean, has been incorporated into some versions of the Robinson Crusoe stories. All of these tales are incorporated into this e-book taken from an 1801 edition.
Transcriber's Note:
There were several pages unavailable for scanning (pages: 23, 90, 134, and 224-226) from the original book. Page images of the identical text were subsequently made available by the University of Florida Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature and have been added to this e-book. The page images can be seen by the reader at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/UFDC.aspx?s=defoe&m=hd1J&i=53904.
I Was Wrapt Up In Contemplation And Often Lifted Up My Hands, With The Profoundest Humility, To The Divine Powers, For Saving My Life, When The Rest Of My Companions Were All Drowned." Dr. and Eng. by A. Carse; Edin. see page 18.
THE
LIFE
AND MOST
SURPRISING ADVENTURES
OF
ROBINSON CRUSOE,
OF YORK, MARINER.
WHO LIVED EIGHT AND TWENTY YEARS IN AN UNINHABITED ISLAND, ON THE COAST OF AMERICA, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT RIVER OROONOQUE,
Including an Account of
HIS DELIVERANCE THENCE, AND HIS AFTER SURPRISING ADVENTURES.
WITH
HIS VISION OF THE ANGELIC WORLD.
AN IMPROVED EDITION,
Illustrated with Engravings, from Original designs.
To which is annexed,
THE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF
ALEXANDER SELKIRK;
Who lived four years and four months in a state of Solitude, on the Island of Juan Fernandez, in the Pacific Ocean,
DUNBAR:
PRINTED BY AND FOR G. MILLER
1801.
PREFACE.
If ever the story of any private man's adventures in the world were worth making public, and were acceptable when published, the Editor of this account thinks this will be so.
