{"product_id":"robinson-crusoe-a-robert-ingpen-illustrated-classic","title":"Robinson Crusoe: A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full-color illustrated edition of one of\u003cbr\u003ethe world's best loved stories, \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated\u003cbr\u003eby world-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling\"--Michael Morpurgo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe defies the advice of\u003cbr\u003ehis parents and runs away to sea. He is plagued by misfortune at every turn;\u003cbr\u003ehis first ship sinks in a violent storm, his friend and mentor dies, then he is\u003cbr\u003ecaptured by pirates and made a slave in the port of Sallee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough all these hardships, Crusoe's determination and\u003cbr\u003eresourcefulness fills him with hope for a better life, and fate delivers him\u003cbr\u003ethe opportunity for freedom, friendship and riches. But it is when he is shipwrecked\u003cbr\u003eon a deserted island that he faces his greatest test: not simply to survive but\u003cbr\u003eto thrive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect gift for a young adventurer. Share your beloved childhood stories with the\u003cbr\u003enext generation! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Backmatter: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was towards the end of Defoe's life that he wrote his\u003cbr\u003egreat novels. By far the most famous of his works is \u003c\/p\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIt is thought to have been inspired by the real-life shipwreck story of\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Selkirk who spent four years stranded on the island of Más a Tierra\u003cbr\u003ein 1704-09. In 1966 this island was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefoe died on 24 April 1731, possibly in hiding from those\u003cbr\u003eto whom he owed money. His cause of death was probably a stroke. He was buried\u003cbr\u003ein Bunhill Fields in London and in 1870 a statue was erected there in his\u003cbr\u003ememory..\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/daniel-defoe-books\"\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Welbeck Publishing Group Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781913519438\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Welbeck Publishing Group Limited","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £4.51","offer_id":47919148466353,"sku":"SB-1913519430-C2","price":4.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1913519430_28544861-783c-4d8a-aadc-35fec595ad9e.jpg?v=1790301961","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/robinson-crusoe-a-robert-ingpen-illustrated-classic","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}