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The Adventures of Alexander Selkuk
Alexander Selkuk returned to Britain in 1711 after an around-the-world voyage. On his return, word quickly spreads about him and he becomes a celebrity. He is quoted as saying: I am now worth 800 pounds, but she'll never be so happy as when I was not worth a farthing" His melancholy hardly diminishes, even when he goes back to the family home in Lower Lago.
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