Artifact 1, Excerpt from Robinson Crusoe leaving his home
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Title
Artifact 1, Excerpt from Robinson Crusoe leaving his home
Subject
Bits and pieces of this excerpt demonstrate how “novels” reflect traditional works of literature and at the same time, have distinct defining qualities.
Description
An excerpt of the Book, Robinson Crusoe, where he ponders his decision of leaving his family and duties behind.
Creator
Daniel Defoe
Source
Oxford University Press, Robinson Crusoe
Publisher
Oxford Univerisity Press
Date
2007
Contributor
Priscila Morales
Rights
Oxford University Press
Format
Physical book
Language
English
Type
Book
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Text
“The Ship was no sooner gotten out of the Humber, but the Wind began to blow, and the Waves to rise* in a most fright-ful manner; and as I had never been at Sea before, I was most inexpressibly sick in Body, and terrify'd in my Mind: I began now seriously to reflect upon what I had done, and how justly I was overtaken by the Judgment of Heaven for my wicked leaving my Father's House, and abandoning my Duty; all the good Counsel of my Parents, my Father's Tears and my Mother's Entreaties came now fresh into my Mind, and my Conscience, which was not yet come to the Pitch of Hardness to which it has been since, reproach'd me with the Contempt of Advice, and the Breach of my Duty to God and my Father.” - Robinson Crusoe, Page 9
Original Format
Paper (Book)
Collection
Citation
Daniel Defoe, “Artifact 1, Excerpt from Robinson Crusoe leaving his home,” Enlightenmens, accessed August 10, 2022, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/386.