Published in 1791, this book is based on the account of a shipwrecked sailor, apparently alone on an island, who discovers both himself and the world through solitude, until his meeting with Man Friday.
When Robinson Crusoe left the English coast for Africa, he never dreamed he'd soon find himself on a desert island, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Daniel Defoe's gripping adventure-one of the first English novels- chronicles Crusoe's experiences on the island, which include finding a human footprint on the shore, encountering cannibals, and befriending a native whom Crusoe calls Friday. Crusoe's story is also an account of one man's physical survival and his psychological and spiritual development in an alienating and dangerous solitude. This classic novel, published in 1719, remains one of the most famous and resonant myths in literature.
About the Author
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) had a variety of careers, including merchant, soldier, secret agent, and political pamphleteer. He wrote on economics, history, biography, and crime but is best remembered for his fiction.
