Robinson Crusoe
Defoe's classic narrative adventure following Robinson Crusoe who defies his father's warnings to pursue a seafaring life, encountering storms, shipwreck, and solitary survival on a deserted island, with themes of providence, repentance, and divine judgment woven throughout.
27 Chapters
Table of Contents
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CHAPTER ONE I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York
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CHAPTER TWO On the first of September, 1651, I went on board a ship bound for London.
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CHAPTER THREE I was now set up for a Guinea trader
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CHAPTER FOUR As he was charitable in his proposal, so he was just in the performance to
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CHAPTER FIVE When I waked it was broad day, the weather clear
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CHAPTER SIX Into this fence or fortress, with infinite labor, I carried all my riches
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CHAPTER SEVEN After I had been there about ten or twelve days it came into my thoughts
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CHAPTER EIGHT -- THE JOURNAL
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CHAPTER NINE I found now that the seasons of the year might generally be divided
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CHAPTER TEN In this journey my dog surprised a young kid
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CHAPTER ELEVEN But first I was to prepare more land, for I had now seed enough to
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CHAPTER TWELVE All the while these things were doing, you may be sure my thoughts run many
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN I cannot say that after this, for five years
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN But being now in the eleventh year of my residence
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN I immediately went to work with this piece of ground
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN In this disposition I continued for near a year after this
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN It was now the month of December, as I said above
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CHAPTER NINETEEN There are some secret moving springs in the affections which
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CHAPTER TWENTY About a year and half after I had entertained these notions
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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE After I had been two or three days returned to my castle
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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO During the long time that Friday had now been with me
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CHAPTER TWENTY THREE I had now not a moment to lose, for nineteen of the dreadful wretches sat
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CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR It was just at the top of high-water when these people came on shore
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CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE Upon this Will Atkins cried out, |For God's sake
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CHAPTER TWENTY SIX When I came to England I was a perfect a stranger to all the world
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CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN It was about two hours before night when, our guide being something before us