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(Kingston-upon-Hull) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire & Humberside Queen's Gardens |
Robinson Crusoeprotagonist in the eponymous novel by Daniel Defoe (1719). Crusoe sailed from Hull in August 1651(Wikipedia) |
Harry Ibbotson
1973 |
Commemorative plaque with a relief of Robinson Crusoe on his island.
robinson crusoe, most famous character in fiction, sailed from here september 1st, 1651, sole survivor from a shipwreck, he was cast up on a desert island where he spent 28 years, 2 months and 19 days. an example of resolution, fortitude, and self-reliance. "had i the sense to return to hull, i had been happy" this panel was paid for by public subscription, and was unveiled may 21st, 1973, by the lord mayor alderman lionel rosen, obe, ll.m, ph.d. |
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