The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

An illustrated 1719 adventure novel recounting the life of Robinson Crusoe, who defies his father's wishes to go to sea, endures slavery and escape, and survives for years wrecked on a desert island, keeping a journal, building a home, and taming goats.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Castaways and desert islands›Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, and their retellings

Reader

Young readers›Adventure and the sea›Castaways and desert islands