Personal Library -- Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe (English)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Young Englishman Robinson Crusoe, with a high aspiration to travel the world, bids farewell to his family and crosses the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. During the thrilling voyage, he faces countless dangers. Eventually, the entire ship perishes tragically in the Pacific Ocean, leaving only him miraculously alive. He finds himself alone on a deserted island. From the gap of despair, he gains an insight into life and spends decades on the island. He works hard, tills the land, raises livestock, and grows rice and wheat. Year after year, he accompanies loneliness and overcomes difficulties that ordinary people find hard to surmount. He has outsmarted wild beasts and bravely fought against cannibalistic savages. The entire novel is both extraordinary and realistic, captivating readers, and is a classic popular work that combines thoughtfulness, literary quality, and artistic excellence in depicting a rogue.