{"product_id":"the-castaways-tale-robert-drury-daniel-defoe-and-the-story-that-has-linked-them-for-300-years-paperback","title":"The Castaway's Tale: Robert Drury, Daniel Defoe and the Story That Has Linked Them for 300 Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan Balkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1729, a remarkable book appeared in London. The author, Robert Drury, took up residence at Old Tom's coffeehouse in the center of the city, welcoming the curious to hear his incredible tale: a voyage to Asia on an East India ship, floundering off the coast of Madagascar and, at just fourteen years of age, how Drury became enslaved on that island for the next decade and a half before a miraculous return to England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But did Drury actually write the book that bore his name? Or was it an invention from none other than Daniel Defoe, author of \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e, the famous but fictionalized castaway story based on true events? Or was Drury's story real and was Defoe, unnamed and unattributed, the man who put the book together based on what Drury told him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing from newly available archival material, this work tells the full story of Robert Drury, Daniel Defoe, and the connection between them, piecing together the puzzle of their potential collaboration and presenting a fuller biography of Drury than previously available. The result is a story as full of twists and turns as Drury's own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvan Balkan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels and seven books of nonfiction, as well as many essays and short stories in an array of publications. His screenplays have won multiple fellowships and awards. He coordinates the creative writing program at the Community College of Baltimore County, where he founded the Compass Press, the only university-style press housed a community college in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53130259530035,"sku":"9781476692555","price":96.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bswrfM__O9781476692555.webp?v=1773384909","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-castaways-tale-robert-drury-daniel-defoe-and-the-story-that-has-linked-them-for-300-years-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}