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Robinson Crusoe [a] (/ ˈ k r uː s oʊ / KROO-soh) is an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719.
Robinson Crusoe, novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in London in 1719. Defoe’s first long work of fiction, it introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature: Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
Robinson Crusoe is an Englishman from the town of York in the seventeenth century, the youngest son of a merchant of German origin. Encouraged by his father to study law, Crusoe expresses his wish to go to sea instead.
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Robinson Crusoe, often called the first English novel, was written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719. The novel is the tale of one man’s survival on a desert island following a shipwreck.
Robinson Crusoe is an adventure novel written by English author and pamphleteer Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. The narrative is presented as the autobiographical account of Robinson Crusoe, a shipwreck survivor who spends 28 years on a deserted island.
The book chronicles the life of Robinson Crusoe, a young man whose adventurous spirit leads him to defy his father's wishes and pursue a life at sea, which ultimately results in a series of harrowing misfortunes, including shipwreck and isolation on a deserted island.