Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

Aug 2014 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

The timeless tale of survival and adventure that set the standard for the English novel

Robinson Crusoe is the only man still alive when his ship is destroyed in a terrible storm. Washing up on a deserted island, he realizes that he is stranded, with no immediate hope of rescue. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, Crusoe builds a crude home, raises crops, and keeps track of the passing days with a rudimentary calendar. Loneliness is his greatest adversary until a tribe of cannibals arrives with their intended victims. When one of the prisoners escapes, Crusoe rescues him. The shipwrecked sailor and his newfound companion, Friday—named for the day of the week on which Crusoe first meets him—band together to vanquish the cannibals and leave the Island of Despair forever.
 
Based on the true accounts of eighteenth-century castaways, Robinson Crusoe popularized the then-new art form known as the novel. Nearly three hundred years after it was first published, it is still the rare classic with the power to thrill and edify in equal measure.
 
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Ratings and reviews

Well typed easy to read compared to the free versions. And not boring...classic. I have read this book about ten times as well as swiss family robinson. Great reads

I loved the book, it's an excellent story, that shows us how the protagonist could survive, and that with effort everything can be done. 5 stars. Me encantó el libro, es una excelente historia, que nos muestra como el protagonista pudo sobrevivir, y que con esfuerzo todo se puede. 5 estrellas

good I read this book and it was so fantastic I loved I am experience the suspense for good also I really like it

About the author

Daniel Defoe (c. 1660–1731) was an English merchant, author, and political pamphleteer best known for the classic adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.