DeFoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719):Money

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-	Money plays an important role in ''Robinson Crusoe'' – even though or especially since the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce.	+	Money plays an important role in [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/editions/1719-robinson-crusoe.html DeFoe's ''Robinson Crusoe''] – even though the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce.
	Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention		Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention
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	* [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/currency/indices/uk-03.html an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling]		* [http://www.pierre-marteau.com/currency/indices/uk-03.html an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling]
	* [[Prices and Wages (Great Britain)| Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century]]		* [[Prices and Wages (Great Britain)| Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century]]
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		+	==Literature==

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Overview and first orientation

Money plays an important role in DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe – even though the islander again and again celebrates his independence and his triumph over the whole attribution of value to money, a medium of no value to him, who is robbed of all human commerce.

Crusoe keeps a continuous account of his wealth and he is finally overwhelmed when he has to realise how rich he became in the time of his isolation. His computations mention

• English pounds sterling
• Portuguese Moidors or Moydors i.e. gold moedas and Cruisadoes, i.e. silver cruzados,
• Spanish Pieces of Eight, i.e. pesos, silver coins of eight reales,
• unspecified (gold) ducats
• unminted gold

The following pages offer

• a calculating tool for computations with English money
• a conversion tool for Portuguese and English moneys
• a conversion tool for Spanish and English moneys
• information about the gold-price development
• an overview of 18th and 19th century wages in English pounds sterling
• Collected information on prices and wages in pounds sterling at the beginning of the 18th century

Literature