Editorial notes: 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 our e-books #521, 561, 5902, 6328, 6936, and 11239 (https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/521 etc.). 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. All of these tales are incorporated into this e-book taken from an 1801 edition. Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 11866-h.htm or 11866-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11866/11866/11866.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11866/11866.zip) Transcriber's Note: Several pages (23, 90, 134, and 224-226) of the original book were unavailable for scanning. Page images of the identical text were subsequently made available by the University of Florida Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature and have been added to this e-book. The page images can be seen by the reader at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/UFDC.aspx?s=defoe&m=hd1J&i=53904 THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER. WHO LIVED EIGHT AND TWENTY YEARS IN AN UNINHABITED ISLAND, ON THE COAST OF AMERICA, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT RIVER OROONOQUE, Including an Account of HIS DELIVERANCE THENCE, AND HIS AFTER SURPRISING ADVENTURES. WITH HIS VISION OF THE ANGELIC WORLD. AN IMPROVED EDITION, Illustrated with eight Engravings, from Original designs. To which is annexed, THE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK; Who lived four years and four months in a state of Solitude, on the Island of Juan Fernandez, in the Pacific Ocean, 1801 FRONTISPIECE. [Illustration: I Was Wrapt Up In Contemplation And Often Lifted Up My Hands, With The Profoundest Humility, To The Divine Powers, For Saving My Life, When The Rest Of My Companions Were All Drowned. _Dr. and Eng. by A. Carse; Edin_.] PREFACE.