Robinson Crusoe

BBC Children's Classics

By Daniel Defoe

1719

First Published

3.40

Average Rating

Number of Pages

2H01M

Audio Length

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. . . Roy Marsden plays the older Robinson Crusoe looking back on a life of recklessness, daring, and adventure—and the survival of 28 years, two months, and 19 days on a desert island. Based on the real-life adventures of Alexander Selkirk, Robinson Crusoe was one of the very first adventure stories to be published in English literature. It remains as gripping today as it did on first publication in 1719, and this enthralling dramatization perfectly evokes the excitement and adventure of the original book. 2 CDs. 2 hrs.

Avg Rating

3.40

Number of Ratings

5 STARS

4 STARS

40%

3 STARS

40%

2 STARS

13%

1 STARS

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Author

Daniel Defoe

Author · 33 books

Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] - 1731) was an English writer, journalist, and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner (1719). Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.