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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
18
Moonright 1919 retelling from The Boston Post presents a condensed Robinson Crusoe, highlighting the narrator’s twelve-year island survival, discovery of Friday, rescue of a Spaniard and mutinous crew, building a launch, global voyage, and final return to England, emphasizing retirement and peaceful ends.
Daniel Defoe born in London about 1660, died April 26 1731 in Moorfields. A trader, journalist, and political intriguer, he rose with King William III then faced pillory for satire. He wrote Robinson Crusoe in 1719, inspiring sequels and tales of pirates with a prolific output.
An account of a 19 year old who sails from Hull to London, endures a violent voyage, vows to return home, then deserts vows amid peril. He is captured in Africa, enslaved in Brazil, escapes to a desolate island after shipwreck, and begins life alone with limited tools, stock, and a plan to survive. He gathers supplies, builds a raft, seeks fresh water, and improvises shelter and farming attempts. He plans to plant, fashion tools, and endure the island environment.
Condensed editions in the Post will print Arabian Nights edited by Princess Schera zade and condensed by Alfred S. Clark. Previous condensations include Dickens David Copperfield May 1, Thackeray Pendennis May 2, Kipling Captains Courageous May 3, Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis May 4, Wells War of the Worlds May 5, Hawthorne Marble Faun May 6, Pym's Progress May 7, Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii May 8, Hugo Sir Nigel May 9, Scott Heart of Midlothian May 10, Mysterious Choir Invisible May 11, Victor Hugo Les Miserables May 12.
Walter Lewis, 45, a married Maine fisherman, vanished after his power boat engine failed during a gale at Popham Beach. Lifesavers followed him, but the engine restarted and the boat disappeared, with investigators saying the craft could not have survived the storm.
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