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AReviewofRobinsonCrusoeThisisanovelbytheEnglishauthorDanielDefoe,publishedin1719.Itisoneofthemostpopularadventurenovelsinallliterature.ItisthestoryofBobinsonCrusoe,anEnglishmanwhoisshipwreckedinalonelytropicalisland.Hebuildshimselfahut,growshisownfood,andbecomesself-sufficient.After23yearshemeetswithagroupofcannibalsandrescuesoneoftheirprisoners,ayoungnativewhomehecallsFriday.Crusoeandhis“man”Fridaybecomeclosefriends,andwhentheyarefinallyrescuedfouryearslater,bothreturntoEngland.RobinsonCrusoewaspartlybasedontheactualdeedsofAlexanderSelkirk,an18th-centuryScottishsailorwhospentalmostfiveyearsaloneonadesertisland.Thisnovelisfamousforitslovelydetailsanditsexpressionofbeliefinman\'sabilitywhenleftaloneinnature |
