Robinson Crusoe (version 2)

By Defoe, Daniel

Book Id: WPLBN0002950240
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File Size: 328.56 MB
Reproduction Date: 2010

Title:	Robinson Crusoe (version 2)
Author:	Defoe, Daniel
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Adventure, Literature
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Robinson Crusoe (version 2)
Historic Publication Date:	1719
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Defoe, B. D. (1719). Robinson Crusoe (version 2). Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoe’s hard-luck character is still the standard for “growing where you’re planted.” Captured by pirates, he makes his break in a small boat and undergoes desperate adventures before winning his way back to civilization. But Crusoe proves willing to chance his luck a second time when, after sweating his way to prosperity as a planter in Brazil, he undertakes a voyage that isn’t needful… and is marooned on a small island off South America. Crusoe shows the value of single-minded labor as he pursues ways to feed, shelter, and clothe himself. His ardent wish is to escape his island – why is it that the only people who come there are cannibals? But he spends more than two decades in isolation before acquiring a sidekick – the man Friday you’ve probably heard of. And who would guess his way to salvation would depend on leading a last-ditch fight against a shipful of mutineers? For other castaway stories inspired by “Robinson Crusoe”, listen to “The Swiss Family Robinson” (http://snipurl.com/swiss_family) and “The Mysterious Island” (http://snipurl.com/mysterious_island). (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Adventure, Literature, Sea stories