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    Daniel Defoe's The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1 is an adventure fiction novel. Readers will find themes of shipwreck survival, islands, Atlantic Ocean and castaways.

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    About The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1

    "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1" by Daniel Defoe is a novel published in 1719. After ignoring his parents' wishes, young Robinson Crusoe pursues a life at sea that leads to shipwreck and solitude. Cast away on a remote tropical island, he spends twenty-eight years surviving alone, building shelter, and taming the wilderness. His isolation is eventually broken by the arrival of cannibals and the rescue of a companion he names Friday. Together, they face new dangers and dream of escape.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Shipwreck survival
    • Islands
    • Crusoe, Robinson
    • Atlantic Ocean
    • Adventure stories
    • Castaways

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    The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1 was written by Daniel Defoe.

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    It is usually shelved as Adventure.

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