Robinson Crusoe

Can you build your own world from scratch when you’re stranded on an uninhabited island? Daniel Defoe’s book explains in detail how to do it. Before you is a romantic story with a happy ending—but it’s more than just fiction. The main character had a real-life prototype, and the many details transport the reader right to the ocean’s shore.

The theme of life on an uninhabited island has been used in many literary works, but Robinson Crusoe is the pioneer in this regard. Practical and wise, loving adventures and life, he finds himself alone with nature, which he must learn to manage. He is alone, but gradually everything starts to work out for him. Having broken away from society, Robinson finds consolation in faith. In the wild, money loses its value, and hope can only be placed in help from above.

At the same time, the entire novel is an exciting adventure story, at its core a manual for survival. Robinson is a vivid personality—a person who didn’t despair in what seemed like a hopeless situation and found the strength not only to live, but to survive…