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