Robinson Crusoe

Author: Fang Qunlin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: World Literature Masterpiece. This book is a representative work of the famous 18th-century British writer Daniel Defoe, and it is the first novel in the true sense in the history of British and even the entire European literature. For over three hundred years, it has been widely circulated among readers around the world and remains enduringly popular. The book uses the real story of a Scottish sailor who encountered a shipwreck in 1708, was stranded on an uninhabited island, and lived alone there for four years before being rescued as its. The protagonist of the novel, Robinson Crusoe, comes from a British middle-class family and is determined to explore the world throughout his life. During a voyage to Africa, he encountered a storm and was shipwrecked alone on an deserted island, beginning a life of isolation. With strong will and relentless effort, Robinson Crusoe survives tenaciously on the island. After a full 28 years, a British ship passed by the island, allowing Robinson Crusoe to return to his homeland. Defoe successfully portrays all the characteristics of an ideal bourgeoisie—bravery, wisdom, rationality, diligence, and resilience—and teaches people that no matter what difficulties they face, they must persist in survival. Perhaps God may abandon you, but you must never abandon yourself!