Robinson Crusoe Popular Edition of World Classic Literature

Author: Daniel Defoe
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Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Features: "Robinson Crusoe" is the masterpiece of Daniel Defoe, known as the father of the English novel. The book is divided into two parts: The first part describes how the young British Robinson survives a shipwreck and struggles on an isolated island for 28 years before finally escaping. The second part depicts Robinson traveling to a distant part of Asia, passing through India, Thailand, and reaching southern China, then traveling north by land through Beijing and the Great Wall before entering Russia. He then crosses the freezing Siberia to return to Europe. Robinson fought against fate throughout his life and never passively "drifted." The second part is not a maritime adventure, so the translator has changed the title of the book from the original "Robinson Crusoe" to "Robinson's Adventures."