Daniel De Foe's Voyage round the world : by a course never sailed before, to which is prefixed The life of the author

1787 Daniel Defoe Voyage Round the World English Colonization Robinson Crusoe 2v

"It is never too late to be wise."

– Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe was an English author who gained enduring fame for his novel, Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel.

While Robinson Crusoe is his best and most iconic work, he wrote numerous other works including another adventure voyage book called "A New Voyage Round the World". Certainly this work is nowhere near as popular or as well-known as 'Robinson Crusoe', it does show Defoe's interest in world travel and English colonization. According to Jane Jack,

"Colonization made a deep appeal to Defoe's imagination. To him, a colony was a symbol. It stood for his optimistic conception of human nature, representing his conception of the good life of unremitting and rewarding activity. It epitomized his ideal of human freedom…. the founding of a colony was a commercial enterprise by which the English could rival the French and augment their own wealth and prestige".

This book showcases Defoe's interest in voyages and displays his understanding of the literary genre, if it had not already been perfected by 'Robinson Crusoe'.

Item number: #24894

Price: $499

DEFOE, Daniel

Daniel De Foe's Voyage round the world : by a course never sailed before, to which is prefixed The life of the author

London: printed for F. Noble, 1787.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2v of 3

o Vol. 1 – [4], 284

o Vol. 2 – 288

· References: Jane Jack, "A New Voyage Round the World: Defoe's Roman a Tese".

· Provenance: Handwritten

o Danl. Lousley

o H. H. Scott

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; secure

· Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 11cm)

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