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Daniel defoes classic tale of a solitary castaways survival and triumph, widely considered to be the first english novel. But crusoe proves willing to chance his luck a second time when, after sweating his way to prosperity as a planter in brazil, he undertakes a voyage that isnt needful and is marooned on a small island off south america. The first edition credited the works protagonist robinson crusoe as its author. The english novel was born with robinson crusoe 300 years ago.
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