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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Name: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Author: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe

Read by Denny Sayers · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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Chapter 1 - Start in Life (39:07)
Chapter 2 - Slavery and Escape (34:59)
Chapter 3 - Wrecked on a Desert Island (48:32)
Chapter 4 - First Weeks on the Island (58:40)
Chapter 5 - Builds a House - The Journal (38:15)
Chapter 6 - Ill and Conscience Stricken (42:53)
Chapter 7 - Agricultural Experience (27:20)
Chapter 8 - Surveys his Position (30:38)
Chapter 9 - A Boat (48:42)
Chapter 10 - Tames Goats (32:36)
Chapter 11 - Finds Print of Mans Foot on the Sand (38:02)
Chapter 12 - The Cave Retreat (47:32)
Chapter 13 - Wreck of a Spanish Ship (38:08)
Chapter 14 - A Dream Realised (45:59)
Chapter 15 - Friday's Education (44:17)
Chapter 16 - Rescue of Prisoners from Cannibals (47:21)
Chapter 17 - Visit of Mutineers (43:44)
Chapter 18 - The Ship Recovered (48:04)
Chapter 19 - Return to England (45:11)
Chapter 20 - Fight Between Friday and a Bear (35:06)

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