Classics Illustrated #23

Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" is a compelling saga of a shipwrecked sailor cast ashore on a desert island, and forced to wait twenty-eight years for rescue. Defoe's fascinating story -- Crusoe's struggles to survive, his attempts to manufacture the comforts of civilization, and his his relationship with a native, Friday -- provides a study in a man's adaptability, the merits of hard work and the power of faith. Pat Boyette's illustrations evoke perfectly  both the desolation of Crusoe's plight and the joy of his eventual redemption.  Prestige format, full color on glossy paper with a $3.95 cover price.