Summary

The novel Robinson Crusoe by the writer Daniel Defoe was published in 1719 and tells the story of the sailor with the same name. On his third sea voyage, after a shipwreck, the English merchant's son is stranded on a lonely Caribbean island during a trip from Brazil to Africa.

Over the next few years, Robinson learns to use the natural resources of the fertile, uninhabited island, withstands earthquakes, overcomes crises, and survives a disease. He must fight cannibals and, after 23 years of lonely life, finds a companion in the person of the man-eater Friday, whom he saved from certain death. After 28 years on the island, the adventurer finally manages to return to England. The action of the novel takes place in the second half of the 17th century, between 1651 and 1687.

The Three Voyages 

Robinson was born in 1632 in York, in northern England. His father was a merchant. As a child, Robinson already dreams of going to sea one day. As a young adult, he runs into an acquaintance who offers to take him on his ship to London. Robinson then decides to leave home against his father's wishes.

The young, inexperienced man is shipwrecked in a heavy storm on his first voyage. Fortunately, he is rescued and is able to reach London. In the English capital he meets a friendly ship captain who offers to take Robinson on a voyage to Guinea. On the voyage, the captain teaches the clever adventurer mathematics and basic naviga...