Robinson Crusoe: the Lost Years
Robinson Crusoe: The Lost Years
The Preface Robinson Crusoe was made famous for the twenty-eight years he survived on an uninhabited island. There are no other written accounts of how he managed to survive apart from a journal he kept to track his progress, struggles, and eventual success- until now. Recently a team of anthropologists uncovered a hidden door in the back of the overgrown cave that they believe was Robinson’s primary residence. Beneath the trap door, among grain and some rudimentary tools, there was a copy of Rousseau’s Political Writings and a second journal that picks up where the published journal belonging to Robinson Crusoe left off. The published journal is missing years of Robinson’s contemplation, before picking back up towards the end of his stay on the island. We believe this uncovered journal helps to fill in the gaps. The editors hope this work will be seen as complimentary to the existing published journal, finding that it provides insight into one man’s struggle to not only survive- but to establish order, freedom and rationality, in a seemingly desolate environment.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, PART II Today I learned that even a King can be surprised by undiscovered treasures within his own Kingdom. It has been twelve years since I was seemingly banished to this island of isolation, and though I have made a comfortable and successful life for myself, I find my mind is constantly looking for ways to improve my condition. Each year the rainy season that traps me in my cave for weeks at a time, simultaneously alters the shoreline in subtle ways. Today I noticed a rusted handle sticking out of the sand. With some digging I unearthed a water tight chest that must have come from the ship that expelled me into the ocean so long ago. Upon cracking open the chest I retrieved some scrolls of paper, this small, empty journal, a fountain pen and ink, and a book titled Rousseau's Political Writings. I look forward to
The Preface Robinson Crusoe was made famous for the twenty-eight years he survived on an uninhabited island. There are no other written accounts of how he managed to survive apart from a journal he kept to track his progress, struggles, and eventual success- until now. Recently a team of anthropologists uncovered a hidden door in the back of the overgrown cave that they believe was Robinson’s primary residence. Beneath the trap door, among grain and some rudimentary tools, there was a copy of Rousseau’s Political Writings and a second journal that picks up where the published journal belonging to Robinson Crusoe left off. The published journal is missing years of Robinson’s contemplation, before picking back up towards the end of his stay on the island. We believe this uncovered journal helps to fill in the gaps. The editors hope this work will be seen as complimentary to the existing published journal, finding that it provides insight into one man’s struggle to not only survive- but to establish order, freedom and rationality, in a seemingly desolate environment.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, PART II Today I learned that even a King can be surprised by undiscovered treasures within his own Kingdom. It has been twelve years since I was seemingly banished to this island of isolation, and though I have made a comfortable and successful life for myself, I find my mind is constantly looking for ways to improve my condition. Each year the rainy season that traps me in my cave for weeks at a time, simultaneously alters the shoreline in subtle ways. Today I noticed a rusted handle sticking out of the sand. With some digging I unearthed a water tight chest that must have come from the ship that expelled me into the ocean so long ago. Upon cracking open the chest I retrieved some scrolls of paper, this small, empty journal, a fountain pen and ink, and a book titled Rousseau's Political Writings. I look forward to