Length21h 45m
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Disregarding his family’s wise counsel, young Robinson Crusoe is driven by a reckless desire to seek his fortune at sea. His fateful decision catapults him into a world of adventure, danger, and unparalleled solitude. After a series of misadventures—including capture and enslavement—a violent shipwreck leaves him as the sole survivor, cast away on a remote and seemingly deserted tropical island.
Armed with little more than his wits, determination, and salvaged tools from the wreck, Crusoe must confront the ultimate test of human resilience. For twenty-eight years, he meticulously forges a solitary existence, building a shelter, securing food, and crafting a civilization from sheer necessity. His quiet order is shattered by a single, terrifying discovery: a human footprint in the sand.
Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece is more than a thrilling tale of survival. It is a profound exploration of isolation, faith, and the human capacity for ingenuity in the face of overwhelming odds. Robinson Crusoe is the foundational adventure story that has inspired countless adaptations and continues to captivate readers with its timeless meditation on what it means to be truly alone—and what it means to be human.
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GenreAction and Adventure, General Fiction, Literary Classics
Length21 hrs 45 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER I—START IN LIFE
3CHAPTER II—SLAVERY AND ESCAPE
4CHAPTER III—WRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND
5CHAPTER IV—FIRST WEEKS ON THE ISLAND
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6CHAPTER V—BUILDS A HOUSE—THE JOURNAL
7CHAPTER VI—ILL AND CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN
8CHAPTER VII—AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE
9CHAPTER VIII—SURVEYS HIS POSITION
10CHAPTER IX—A BOAT
11CHAPTER X—TAMES GOATS
12CHAPTER XI—FINDS PRINT OF MAN'S FOOT ON THE SAND
13CHAPTER XII—A CAVE RETREAT
14CHAPTER XIII—WRECK OF A SPANISH SHIP
15CHAPTER XIV—A DREAM REALISED
16CHAPTER XV—FRIDAY'S EDUCATION
17CHAPTER XVI—RESCUE OF PRISONERS FROM CANNIBALS
18CHAPTER XVII—VISIT OF MUTINEERS
19CHAPTER XVIII—THE SHIP RECOVERED
20CHAPTER XIX—RETURN TO ENGLAND
21CHAPTER XX—FIGHT BETWEEN FRIDAY AND A BEAR
22CHAPTER I—REVISITS ISLAND
23CHAPTER II—INTERVENING HISTORY OF COLONY
24CHAPTER III—FIGHT WITH CANNIBALS
25CHAPTER IV—RENEWED INVASION OF SAVAGES
26CHAPTER V—A GREAT VICTORY
27CHAPTER VI—THE FRENCH CLERGYMAN'S COUNSEL
28CHAPTER VII—CONVERSATION BETWIXT WILL ATKINS AND HIS WIFE
29CHAPTER VIII—SAILS FROM THE ISLAND FOR THE BRAZILS
30CHAPTER IX—DREADFUL OCCURRENCES IN MADAGASCAR
31CHAPTER X—HE IS LEFT ON SHORE
32CHAPTER XI—WARNED OF DANGER BY A COUNTRYMAN
33CHAPTER XII—THE CARPENTER'S WHIMSICAL CONTRIVANCE
34CHAPTER XIII—ARRIVAL IN CHINA
35CHAPTER XIV—ATTACKED BY TARTARS
36CHAPTER XV—DESCRIPTION OF AN IDOL, WHICH THEY DESTROY
37CHAPTER XVI—SAFE ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND
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