Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This is an immortal masterpiece created from real-life. Young Robinson Crusoe from England, with a lofty ambition to travel the world, bids farewell to his family, crosses the Atlantic, and experiences countless dangers during a thrilling voyage. Later, his entire ship perishes at sea in the Pacific, leaving only him miraculously alive. He ends up alone on a deserted island. From the cracks of despair, he gains enlightenment about life and struggles tenaciously on the island for decades. He works and lives on the island, tills the wilderness, raises livestock, grows rice, outsmarts wild animals, and also bravely confronts cannibalistic savages. This book is the pioneering work of British realistic fiction and a forerunner of maritime adventure novels. It is a classic masterpiece that combines both intellectual depth and literary excellence.