The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

"The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe is a novel first published in 1719. After ignoring his parents' wishes, young Robinson Crusoe pursues a life at sea, only to be shipwrecked on a remote tropical island. Stranded alone for 28 years, he must survive using salvaged tools and his own ingenuity. He faces solitude, builds shelter, grows crops, and eventually discovers cannibals visiting his island. When he rescues a prisoner he names Friday, Crusoe gains a companion—and perhaps a chance at rescue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Title The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe
Credits David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 54.2 (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. 521
Release Date
Last Update Sep 7, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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