Edition notes
Reading edition
The original eBook as transcribed by Mark Orton & Distributed Proofreaders is presented here mostly untouched. The only changes made in the present document are a layout revamp, the addition of links to individual sections instead of whole chapters, and the addition of links to the glossary of the first occurrence of each concerned word.
This document also includes an updated spelling version, as stated at the start of this document, that was initially published in an independent eBook.
Robinson Crusoe is a book that was adapted numerous times into Latin, and it may be difficult to understand where each version comes from. Here is a small genealogy :
Robinson Crusoe, by Defoe (1719) : the original English version Robinson der Jüngere by Campe, German (1779) : cuts off many digressions, partially rewrites the story, and presents it as a story being told in a family, with many dialogues and moral teachings Robinson Secundus by Lieberkühn (1785) Robinson Secundus by Gedike (1802) : corrections Fata Robinsonis Crusoëi, then Robinson Crusoëus by Goffaux (1807) : cuts off all the family part and keeps only the main story The Story of Robinson Crusoe in Latin by Barnett (1907) : improves the text and cuts off many moral passages Robinson Crusœus by Avellanus (1896) : corrections and notes added Robinsonius Minor by Nagel (1823) Rebilius Cruso by Newman (1884) : rewriting from the general ideas, and cutting off the digressions, with an emphasis on vocabulary Vita discriminaque Robinsonis Crusoei by Avellanus (1928) : no version is currently available online but it appears that it starts as a plain translation and then goes on as its own story when Robinson arrives on the island
In the process of producing the updated version, the following errors were spotted and corrected (only in the updated version)
15 relliquias → reliquias
25 sustentata → sustentatam
33 quator → quatuor
51 consuctudine → consuetudine
52 cannonas → cannones
74 tanquem → tanquam
118 arcorali → ancorali
126 cos → eos
130 totu → tota
180 pictatis → pietatis
The missing number of section 192 was added
203 plautandis → plantandis
229 exsecro → exsecror
230 persequunter → persequuntur
247 arborem ūsūs → arborum ūsūs
256 humeros → humeris
259 manioces → maniocas (further changed into mandiocās, the stem mandioc- being also used, albeit once, but closer to the etymon)
273 quodem → quodam
304 colloquinur → colloquimur
314 coxisso → coxisse
345 eredebat → credebat
347 forenus → foremus
368 dicitis → dicis
382 cannonas → cannones
397 mirantibua → mirantibus
404 gossipii → gossypii
407 otidas → otides
410 procedento → procedente
420 excolebatur → excolebantur
Note: the number of section 378 is still missing, as the context doesn’t allow to clearly identify its intended position with certainty.