![]() This tells us a great deal about Robinson Crusoe the man but also Robinson Crusoe the novel. As Gilbert Phelps observes (in his now rather outdated but still brilliantly readable Introduction to Fifty British Novels, 1600-1900 (Reader’s Guides) ), the moment in the novel when Robinson Crusoe shows the most emotion is probably when he’s back in England and discovers how rich his plantations have made him. ![]() ![]() And, of course, the very reason Robinson Crusoe ends up shipwrecked is because he’s making a business trip, to purchase slaves. ![]()
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