The fictional Robinson Crusoe was born in York in the first half of the seventeenth century. He was a bit of a wastrel who longed for a seagoing career. He went on to own a plantation in Brazil becoming involved in the slave trade. Crusoe was shipwrecked on a desolate island in the Caribbean. All of his shipmates were drowned.
Crusoe was able to salvage tools, food and plants from the wrecked ship. He lived on the island for 28 years before he was rescued enabling him to return to England. During his long sojourn on the island Crusoe rescued his man Friday from cannibals. Friday was also a cannibal but was converted to Christianity by Crusoe. Crusoe also fought pirates who landed in his last year on the island . The bulk of the short novel deals with how Crusoe managed to survive. He did so by domesticating goats, training a pet parrot and planting various crops. He was very ingenious in his ability to survive.
Crusoe was able to salvage tools, food and plants from the wrecked ship. He lived on the island for 28 years before he was rescued enabling him to return to England. During his long sojourn on the island Crusoe rescued his man Friday from cannibals. Friday was also a cannibal but was converted to Christianity by Crusoe. Crusoe also fought pirates who landed in his last year on the island . The bulk of the short novel deals with how Crusoe managed to survive. He did so by domesticating goats, training a pet parrot and planting various crops. He was very ingenious in his ability to survive.
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