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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a great adventure novel which reminds you the Treasure Island’s Ben Gunn character. Daniel Defoe‘s enthralling story-telling and imaginatively detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature.

As a boy growing up in 17th Century England, all Robinson Crusoe wanted to do was be a sailor. His parents tried to dissuade him — it was a dangerous occupation, and certainly a middle class child like him could find a calling much safer and more comfortable. Naturally, he didn’t listen, and essentially ran away from home, finding opportunities to sail on a few ships and encountering a few dangers until he finally reached Brazil, bought a plantation, and looked forward to that comfortable life of prosperity his parents said would be his if he’d only use his head.But Crusoe is one to push fate. He embarks on a ship bound for Africa to collect slaves, and during a storm in the Caribbean Sea, the ship is wrecked and the crew drowned except for Crusoe, who manages to swim to the shore of a deserted island. Unable to get back to civilization, he salvages as many goods as he can from the wrecked ship and resolves to survive as long as possible in this new, unwelcome habitat.

Robinson Crusoe is not just a children’s classic but also anyone can enjoy this adventure novel.  The author of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, is generally credited with being one of the first novel writers in the English language. He has details the island life beautifully taking reader right into the story.