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Robinson
Often regarded as the first novel in English, it is a fictional autobiography of an English castaway and his rescue. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as one of the founders of the English novel.
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First published 1719. The full title of the novel is "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner: who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an uninhabited Island on the coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pirates. Written by Himself."
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Director: John Huston. Also starred Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Marc Lawrence and Chief Tahachee
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"While this America settles in the mould of its vulgarity, heavily thickening to empire"
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Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral"based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, although his actual rank was Lieutenant, Junior Grade . He along with power-forward Tim Duncan, were nicknamed the "The Twin Towers".
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IMDB rating 8.5/10. Director: Billy Wilder. 7 Oscar nominations. National Film Preservation Board, USA 'National Film Registry Award' 1992.
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Played on six World Series teams and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.
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