Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe, one of the best-known characters in world literature, a fictional English seaman who is shipwrecked on an island for 28 years. The eponymous hero of Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe (1719–22), he is a self-reliant man who uses his practical intelligence and resourcefulness to survive on the uninhabited island.

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Article Title: Robinson Crusoe

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 05 February 2025

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Access Date: March 13, 2025