Robinson Crusoe

Written by Daniel Dafoe

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perrenial appeal among readers of all ages-–especially the young adult reading public–-who continue to find inspiration in the inventive resourcefulness of its hero, sole survivor of a shipwreck who is marooned on an uninhabited island. Especially poignant, after more than two decades of unbroken solitude, is the affection that Robinson develops for Friday, another survivor fleeing certain death at the hands of enemy tribesmen from the South American continent. (Summary by Denny Sayers)

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Daniel Dafoe

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English author, journalist, merchant and secret agent. His career in business was varied, with substantial success countered by enough debt to warrant his arrest. Political pamphleteering also landed Defoe in prison but, in a novelistic turn of events, an Earl helped free him on the condition that he become an intelligence agent. The author wrote widely on many topics, including politics, travel, and proper manners, but his novels, especially Robinson Crusoe, remain his best remembered work.

Reviews for Robinson Crusoe

[Patti Gernatt Brezina · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It is a worthy book. I just get a little bored at times from the amount of unnecessary detail. Skip to the action later in the book!!

[Scott · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A repeat favorite story and narrator. I likes it. Banana!