The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1: With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,: Written by Himself, in Two Volumes
1719
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1: With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,: Written by Himself, in Two Volumes
1719
Published in 1719, this is the novel that invented the modern idea of the individual. Robinson Crusoe is the story of a young man who defies his father's wishes, abandons the safe path of a respectable life, and sets sail for adventure. Shipwrecked alone on a deserted island, he must build everything from nothing: shelter, tools, a goat herd, a plantation. He survives through sheer stubborn will, recording his days in a journal that becomes both lifeline and confession. What begins as a tale of physical endurance becomes something deeper: an examination of what a man is without society, without companions, without anyone to see him but God. Defoe wrote this as a fake autobiography, and the disguise is part of the magic. You forget you're reading fiction. The island feels real. The loneliness feels specific. More than three centuries later, this remains the ancestor of every survival story ever told, from Cast Away to The Martian. If you've ever wondered what you'd be without everything you take for granted, this is the book.
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“Le traducteur de ce livre n'est point un traducteur, c'est tout bonnement un poète qui s'est pris de belle passion et de courage. Une des plus belles créations du génie anglais courait depuis un siècle par les rues avec des haillons sur le corps, de la boue sur la face et de la paille dans les cheveux;””
— Daniel Defoe
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Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1: With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,: Written by Himself, in Two Volumes. Lex, lex-books.com/book/the-life-and-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe-of-york-mariner-volume-1-with-an-acco-1e37d543-b6af-4feb-a7e6-7ad652e882f1.Defoe, D. (1719). The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1: With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,: Written by Himself, in Two Volumes. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-life-and-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe-of-york-mariner-volume-1-with-an-acco-1e37d543-b6af-4feb-a7e6-7ad652e882f1Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1: With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe,: Written by Himself, in Two Volumes. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-life-and-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe-of-york-mariner-volume-1-with-an-acco-1e37d543-b6af-4feb-a7e6-7ad652e882f1.
