Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The young British man Robinson Crusoe is dissatisfied with the stable and mediocre life of the middle class. He goes to sea for business many times, but his merchant ship encounters a storm and leaves him stranded on a desert island for decades. With an indomitable spirit, nimble hands, and a few simple tools, he builds houses, repairs farmland, grows crops, raises livestock, and even saves a native from the brink of death, naming him "Friday" and making him his slave. It took him 28 years to turn the desert island into a paradise on earth, and then miraculously returned to Europe, becoming a wealthy man. This book, in a seemingly absurd story, embodies an unwavering will to survive and a strong spirit of enterprising. After its publication, it became a sensation in Britain, especially among sailors, soldiers, small merchants, and craftsmen. At the time, a critic mocked: "As long as old women could afford the book, none of them would refuse to buy this 'Life and Adventures' as a family heirloom." Some even compared Robinson Crusoe to the Bible, showing how popular it was.