Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe
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Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe: London and Brighton is a book written by Des Marshall. It is a portrait of a troubled yet resilient and compassionate man and the people he meets in London
and Brighton
in the closing years of the twentieth century.
Taking the form of a journal
, it is mostly based on Des Marshall's own experiences and covers a six year period between 1995 and 2001. It was first published by Saxon Books in 2002.
In 2009 it was adapted into a play called The Urban Robinson Crusoe.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
in the closing years of the twentieth century.
Taking the form of a journal
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
, it is mostly based on Des Marshall's own experiences and covers a six year period between 1995 and 2001. It was first published by Saxon Books in 2002.
In 2009 it was adapted into a play called The Urban Robinson Crusoe.