Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe
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Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe

Narrator: Tom Casaletto

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

The son of a middle-class Englishman, Robinson Crusoe takes to the sea to find adventure.And find it he does when he is shipwrecked on a deserted South American island for thirty-five years.After scavenging his broken ship for useful items, he had only his skills and ingenuity to keep him alive. For twenty-four years there was to be no one else on the island. In the middle of that twenty-fourth year he rescued a native about to be eaten by cannibals who were using his island for a place of feasting. Crusoe named this man Friday, after the day of his rescue. Friday became his faithful servant and friend, even after they were able to leave the island.Listeners will enjoy Crusoe’s determination for survival against all odds and admire the spirituality that gave him the strength to survive. This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English novelist, pamphleteer, journalist and political agent. He is best known for his novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, and for his Journal of the Plague Year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy

It's really sad that people judge books from the 17th century from their 21st century politically-correct perspective. You don't have to agree with Defoe's worldview and religious beliefs to like the book. I'm repulsed by Homer's beliefs but I know his works deserve to be classics. People who think t......more

THE survival epic of all times. Robinson Crusoe is a young English man trying to escape the unbearable pressure of his loving but over demanding parents. On board on a sailing expedition, due to a terrible storm the vessel crashes and sinks somewhere near the Venezuelan coast. Crusoe the only rema......more

A story of ordeals at the sea of a feisty and valiant character, Robinson Crusoe, the 18-year from England! I proclaim him to be a “Man of Providence”, emerging victorious from all the mayhem, every time!! Marooned multiple times at various instances, he is saved every time by sheer Providence. Mayb......more

لقد نجا..و لكن يا لها من نجاة مخيفة..فبعد ان ثار الأزرق الغدار..و ألقى بسفينته محطمة فوق الرمال يغرق الجميع. .عداه.. ليبقى روبينسون كروزو وحيدا..ليس لديه ما يأكله او يشربه..بلا سلاح..بلا مهارات..ضعيفا ابله..لن يفيده حديثه الفاتن..و لا ذكاؤه الاجتماعي .هكذا القى دانيال ديفو ببطله بدون شفقة او رحمة..لتبد......more