vi PREFACE,

Crusoe” which delighted English boys when first pub
lished.

2nd,—A Memoir of De Foe, carefully based on the
most trustworthy authorities, has been prefixed.

3rd,—In the Appendix will be found a Memoir of
Aleaander Selkirk, who, whether rightly or wrongly, is
inseparably connected with De Foe’s fiction; a Narrative
of his Residence on the Island of Juan Fernandez ;
Cowper's Poem, suggested by Selkirk’s narrative; and a
Brief Account of the Famous Spanish Crusoe, Peter
Serrano.

4th,—The Illustrations have been expressly designed
for this edition by Mr. Keeley Halswelle, with the excep-
tion, of course, of the Fucsimiles occasionally introduced
of the Title-pages and Engravings in the original work.
The Head-pieces are by Clark Stanton, A.R.A. In a
word, no pains have been spared to render the present
edition complete in every detail; and worthy, it is hoped,

of a place in the library of all good English boys.

W. if. D. A.