"The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe. First published in 1719, it is claimed to be the first English novel. Crusoe, surrounded by his pets, outside the cave he has made his home and protected by a stockade. At to the top is a tent on a grassy plateau he used as a summer residence. From "Bubbles" c1900 published by Dr Barnados Homes for Children. Oleograph.

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