Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe / Lü Wei Yun (Rewritten)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Robinson Crusoe is the representative work of Daniel Defoe, a famous 18th-century British writer, and is also the first novel in the true sense of the history of British and even the entire European literary tradition. 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 later stranded on an uninhabited island, and lived alone there for four years before being rescued, as its source material. The protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, comes from a British middle-class family and is determined to explore the world. During a voyage to Africa, he is shipwrecked in a storm and stranded alone on an deserted island, where he begins a life of isolation. With strong will and relentless effort, Robinson Crusoe survives tenaciously on the island. After 28 long years, a British ship passes by the island, and Robinson is finally able to return home. Defoe successfully portrays all the characteristics of an ideal bourgeoisie—bravery, wisdom, reason, diligence, and resilience—and teaches readers that no matter what difficulties they face, they must persevere and survive. Perhaps God may abandon you, but never abandon yourself!