Editorial Note:
Daniel Defoe’s tale of Robinson Crusoe was first published in 1719. Numerous—almost countless—versions were published subsequently. Several are available in Project Gutenberg’s library, including the following e-books:
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/521]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/561]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5902]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6328]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6936]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11239]
[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11866]
Various tales have been included in the different versions, usually under the names of “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” “The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” and “Robinson Crusoe’s Vision of the Angelic World.” Even an account of the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned for four years on an island in the Pacific Ocean, has been incorporated into some versions of the Robinson Crusoe stories. This e-book, taken from an 1808 edition, includes “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” and “The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.”
I had one labour to make me a Canoe, which at last I finished.