ADVERTISEMENT.

HE Publisher of this fplendid Edition

TH

of ROBINSON CRUSOE has often experienced the moft liberal encouragement for works which, being large, might feem hazardous for an individual; but on no occafion has he been honoured and affifted by a Subfcription more adequate to the greatness of his expences, or more encouraging to the activity of his future endeavours.He begs leave to return his fincere thanks; and he will only add, that his gratitude for fuch repeated favours will continue through life.

August 20th, 1790.

THE

PREFACE.

IF ever the ftory of any private man's

ventures in the world were worth mak public, and were acceptable when publish the Editor of this account thinks this will fo.

The wonders of this man's life exceeds that (he thinks) is to be found extant; the li of one man being scarce capable of a great variety.

The ftory is told with modefty, with f riousness, and with a religious application events to the uses to which wife men alway apply them; viz. to the inftruction of other by this example, and to justify and honou the wifdom of Providence in all the variety of circumstances, let them happen how they will.

The

The Editor believes the thing to be a juft history of facts; neither is there any appearance of fiction in it: and however thinks, because all fuch things are difputed, that the improvement of it, as well to the diverfion, as to the inftruction of the Reader, will be the fame; and as fuch, he thinks, without farther compliment to the world, he does them a great fervice in the publication.