The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1 by Defoe

"The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1" by Daniel Defoe is a novel published in 1719. After ignoring his parents' wishes, young Robinson Crusoe pursues a life at sea that leads to shipwreck and solitude. Cast away on a remote tropical island, he spends twenty-eight years surviving alone, building shelter, and taming the wilderness. His isolation is eventually broken by the arrival of cannibals and the rescue of a companion he names Friday. Together, they face new dangers and dream of escape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Title The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1
With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,
Written By Himself, in Two Volumes
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe
Credits Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Charlie Kirschner
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
Subject Islands -- Fiction
Subject Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Atlantic Ocean -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Castaways -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 11239
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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