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Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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Dec 05, 2022
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“Robinson Crusoe,” by Walter Paget (1894) - Wikimedia Commons

Dear Friends,

It is long overdue that I use this Off The Shelf feature to tell you about what very well might be my favorite book of all time: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. Really? you ask yourself. Isn’t that just an adventure story for little boys?

It certainly is that, without a doubt. B…

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