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Robinson Crusoe

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hong Kong Oxford university press , 2005 .Edition: 2ndDescription: 56 pages : Illustration ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780190141127
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • F823 DEF
Summary: "Robinson Crusoe" is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. It narrates the adventures of its protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, an Englishman who defies his family's wishes to pursue a life at sea. Crusoe's journey begins when he sets sail from England, despite his father's advice to lead a stable life. After surviving a shipwreck, he is captured by Moorish pirates and enslaved in North Africa. He eventually escapes, makes his way to Brazil, and becomes a successful plantation owner. Seeking to expand his wealth, he embarks on a voyage to West Africa to acquire slaves but is shipwrecked on a deserted island near the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Crusoe is the sole survivor of the wreck.
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Text-Book Text-Book Liaquat Campus (Senior Library - Southern Region) F823 DEF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 11885 Available 2025-1678513
Text-Book Text-Book Liaquat Campus (Senior Library - Southern Region) F823 DEF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 11885 Available 2025-1678514
Text-Book Text-Book Liaquat Campus (Senior Library - Southern Region) F823 DEF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 11885 Available 2025-1678515
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"Robinson Crusoe" is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. It narrates the adventures of its protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, an Englishman who defies his family's wishes to pursue a life at sea. Crusoe's journey begins when he sets sail from England, despite his father's advice to lead a stable life. After surviving a shipwreck, he is captured by Moorish pirates and enslaved in North Africa. He eventually escapes, makes his way to Brazil, and becomes a successful plantation owner. Seeking to expand his wealth, he embarks on a voyage to West Africa to acquire slaves but is shipwrecked on a deserted island near the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Crusoe is the sole survivor of the wreck.

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