Robinson Crusoe History of a book

Daniel Defoe was the son of the butcher, the Puritan London's St. Giles Cripplegate,. He was born 20 years before his time had Selkirk and a man with multiple occupations: orator and politician, merchant and author of numerous books and laws.

Native district was one of the most badly during the terrible plague of 1665. The black plague ravages Daniel Defoe himself had to deal extensively in the famous plague log in, they will score among leading memorialiştii century.

Daniel learned book a good teacher, to whose toil teaching always referred with gratitude, for he said that he learned from enabled to answer Swift once that he had made ​​stupid and illiterate scribbler that as illiterate as I learned in my time to know five languages ​​like water

Giving too early to complete the idea of ​​theology as it had wanted to devote his father, Daniel, was dedicated career merchant stockings, hosiery deschinzând store and knitwear. It launches in various speculations and is soon ruined. Later can be met in prison. But no commercial failure brought him there, but his new profession pamphleteer. The shortest of his lampoons was more explosive than a powder keg. One blemish has up to Defoe: recklessness. For feuilleton A shorter way is closed and pilloried in the Central London market. Creation of literary, rather that book published in 1719 in London, but made immortal

Appears Robinson Crusoe

Selkirk's story hit Defoe in his hands when the latter, aged 58, reached the peak of his literary creation. It was a wonderful topic for up to. He could not he develop? Defoe thought then to make the reader believe in the existence of Robinson Crusoe. He needed a suitable ambience. Juan Fernandez Archipelago was away visiting his almost impossible. He consulted a friend who had lived many years in the island of Tobago in the Lesser Antilles archipelago. Therefore flora, fauna and climate of the island described in the book are similar in Tobago and Juan Fernandez archipelago that way. But this did not bother with anything on Defoe. In addition to information received from his friend, he also has a library full of books, documentation, and an amazing ability to make accurate most amazing legends and fairy tales. Do not have time to review the written page. The novel is actually designed and written in one sitting.

The book was published commercially Saturday, April 25, 1719. Even in the early days began a triumphal  journey with the hero and his faithful Friday. The fact that there are many pages does it bother unlikely anything editor. Concerned only with profit, he asks the writer to continue the adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Daniel sits back at the table writing a new book from the pen of his nimble enjoyed the same success as the first brilliant. Taylor, editor insatiable, claims new adventures.

Daniel Defoe was one of the first writers who wrote a wonderful talent peerless prose poem about the greatness of man's struggle with nature. The story of the sinking of the island, triumph over loneliness and uncomfortable in their efforts to build a civilized existence, not only saving his life, and the human condition, has all the attributes necessary to ensure a perennial reputation.