Robinson Crusoe audiobook
by Daniel Defoe (1659–1731)
Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoe’s hard-luck character is still the standard for “growing where you’re planted.” Captured by pirates, he makes his break in a small boat and undergoes desperate adventures before winning his way back to civilization. But Crusoe proves willing to chance his luck a second time when, after sweating his way to prosperity as a planter in Brazil, he undertakes a voyage that isn’t needful… and is marooned on a small island off South America.
Crusoe shows the value of single-minded labor as he pursues ways to feed, shelter, and clothe himself. His ardent wish is to escape his island — why is it that the only people who come there are cannibals? But he spends more than two decades in isolation before acquiring a sidekick — the man Friday you’ve probably heard of. And who would guess his way to salvation would depend on leading a last-ditch fight against a shipful of mutineers?
| Robinson Crusoe | |
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 Title page from the first edition |
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| Author(s) | Daniel Defoe |
| Illustrator | Single engraving by John Clark and John Pine after design by unknown artist.[1] |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | W. Taylor |
| Publication date | 25 April 1719 |
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| ISBN | N/A |
| Followed by | The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |