The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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- First published
- 1719
- Pages
- 177Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 4 hours8 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
A shipwreck leaves Crusoe rebuilding his life through repeated experiments in shelter, food and tools. His account also reflects the colonial and commercial assumptions that brought him to sea.
Crusoe records repeated efforts to make use of the materials available to him, and he interprets his circumstances in the language of providence. The account changes when other people make their own claims on the place he has treated as his.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- survival through practical work
- early novels in the first person
- reading adventure in its colonial context
Read for the detailed inventory of work and supplies, and notice how the narrator's attitude changes when other people enter the island story.
Things You May Not Know About The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
- The narrator keeps records. Lists and a journal are part of Crusoe's attempt to organise island life.
- Friday enters later. The first stretch of the island narrative concentrates on Crusoe's isolation.
About this edition
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