# Robinson Crusoe (I/II)

By Daniel Defoe.

"Robinson Crusoe (I/II)" by Daniel Defoe is an English adventure novel first published in 1719. After ignoring his parents' wishes, Robinson Crusoe embarks on sea voyages that lead to disaster. Shipwrecked on a remote tropical island, he spends 28 years surviving alone, building shelter, and cultivating crops. His solitary existence is disrupted when he discovers cannibals visiting the island. He rescues a prisoner whom he names Friday, and together they face new dangers and unexpected opportunities for rescue. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

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

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