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Robinson Crusoe

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  • 1686 first published
  • 274 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (29 ratings)
  • 2,420 editions
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Published in 1686, Robinson Crusoe is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel by Daniel Defoe. It takes readers to Sweden and Foreign countries in the 19th century. It features Daniel Defoe (1661?-1731), Robinson Crusoe and Daniel Defoe (1660 or 1-1731). Key subjects include dans la littérature, îles, islands and naufrages.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 29 ratings, and 604 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 2,420 editions across 26 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,694 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 274 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Robinson Crusoe

During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
Description from Open Library

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“BENT UPON SEEING THE WORLD - I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family. My father designed me for the law. But I woudl be satisfied with nothing but going to sea, and to this my father would not give his consent...”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Daniel Defoe (1661?-1731)
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Daniel Defoe (1660 or 1-1731)
  • Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721)

Subjects

  • Crusoe, robinson
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Survival
  • Dans la littérature
  • Îles
  • Islands
  • Naufrages
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Adaptations
  • Sailors
  • Castaways
  • Children's stories, Swedish
  • Pictorial works
  • Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
  • Shipwrecks
  • Shipwercks

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1686.

What genre is Robinson Crusoe?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction, Adventure and Victorian Science Fiction.

How long is Robinson Crusoe?

The median edition has 274 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Robinson Crusoe free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to Robinson Crusoe?

Readers who like it often enjoy Gulliver's Travels, Moby Dick and Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere).

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