Defoe , Daniel

Robinson Crusoe - 2nd - Hong Kong Oxford university press , 2005 . - 56 pages : Illustration ; 19 cm .

"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.

9780190141127


English- Novel Book
Oxford English fiction book

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