Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, was published in 1719. It is based on the true story of a Scotsman who was left on a desert island after a quarrel with the captain of his ship. Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked, and survives for nearly thirty years on an island often visited by cannibals, before he is finally offered a chance to escape.
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There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by ReadZone Books Limited .
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Robinson Crusoe
Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parents' warnings he runs away to sea to embark on a series of thrilling adventures: struggles with Barbary pirates, a shipwreck and the extraordinary meeting with Man Friday...