# 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_

By Daniel 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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Shipwreck survival -- Fiction; Islands -- Fiction; Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Atlantic Ocean -- Fiction; Adventure stories; Castaways -- Fiction

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