{"product_id":"robinson-crusoe-a-robert-ingpen-illustrated-classic-9781913519438","title":"Robinson Crusoe: A Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling\"--Michael Morpurgo\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe perfect gift for a young adventurer. Share your beloved childhood stories with the\u003cbr\u003enext generation! \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Backmatter: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 Robinson 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\u003e\u003c\/p\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.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefoe, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Defoe(1660-1731)\u003c\/b\u003e was an English trader, writer and poet. His childhood was marked by some of the most important events in British history-the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London-and he grew up in a country that was hostile to his Presbyterian upbringing. He was a powerful and controversial figure, being a trusted adviser to the king, a rebel, a prisoner and a spy. He was also a successful writer with over 300 articles, poems or stories attributed to him. It was towards the end of his life that he wrote his great novels. The most famous of these is \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e, believed to have been inspired by the real-life shipwreck story of Alexander Selkirk who spent four years stranded on the island of Más a Tierra in 1704-09. In 1966 this island was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngpen, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT INGPEN\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, he has designed, illustrated and written over 100 books. 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