Robinsonade Collection vol 1: A Selection Of Classic Castaway Narratives (Golden Deer Classics) - Robinson Crusoe The Mysterious Island Swiss Family Robinson The Coral Island

Mark Twain, Daniel Defoe, Johann David Wyss, Robert Michael Ballantyne, H. G. Wells, Book Center

Summary

Robinsonade is a literary genre that takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The success of this novel spawned so many imitations that its name was used to define a genre, which is sometimes described simply as a "desert island story"or a "castaway narrative."

This compilation, edited by Golden Deer Classics, comprises the following stories:

Robinson Crusoe (1719)
Swiss Family Robinson (1812)
The Coral Island (1858)
The Mysterious Island (1874)
Godfrey Morgan (1882)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)

Available since: 02/16/2017.

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