Robinson Crusoe - Young Reader's Library Author:Daniel Defoe, Kathryn Ann Lindskoog ROBINSON CRUSOE is probably the worlds favorite adventure story. For 280 years, readers of all ages everywhere have been fascinated by the young fool who ran away from wealth, security, and family love for a rough life at sea -- and came to his senses too late, alone on a tropical island with cannibals. This book is packed wth suspense, surprise... more »s, and setbacks as well as warmth, wisdom, and wonder. All the other editions published today leave out huge chunks of the story. (Few people realize that the full novel is 472 pages of small print.) In this illustrated edition, Kathryn Lindskoog restores the complete story and speeds it along for todays readers without leaving anything out.« less