TY - BOOK AU - Defoe,Daniel AU - Shinagel,Michael TI - Robinson Crusoe T2 - A Norton critical edition SN - 0393044076 AV - PR3403 .A1 1975 U1 - 823.8 PY - 1975///] CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Defoe, Daniel, KW - Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Shipwreck survival KW - Castaways KW - Islands KW - fast KW - Adventure fiction KW - gsafd N1 - Robinson Crusoe /ˌrɒbɪnsən ˈkruːsoʊ/ is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents; Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-399); The text of Robinson Crusoe -- Backgrounds and sources -- Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century options of Defoe and Robinson Crusoe -- Twentieth-century criticism of Robinson Crusoe ER -