Robinson Crusoe
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Thank you Amazon for the picture
“I went on board a ship bound for London. Never any young adventurer’s misfortunes, I believe, began sooner, or continued longer than mine.”
It looks like there will be a new T.V. series will be airing on NBC starting on October 17, 2008. What might this do with books? Very simple; the program is simply called Crusoe. The tie in with books is it’s based on Daniel Defoe’s classic Robinson Crusoe.
Robinson Crusoe’s seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He gradually creates a life for himself, building in English literature. Land and making a companion from the native whose life he saves.
Daniel Defoe is generally credited with being one of the first novel writers in the English language. His book is appropriately billed as an adventure story. This is the way adventure stories are supposed to be, not what they are today glorified reality T.V. This is a great read, if a bit long winded in some description. It’s a perfect book for sharing. I’m hoping the new series will be as good as the book.
Happy Reading
Sarah