A Brief Introduction to Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe’s world-class masterpiece Robinson Crusoe is a powerful adventure story of a seafaring person. The book tells the tale of a marooned individual who through relentless efforts builds his own empire on a deserted island. But, it is not an adventure story only; it can be read at multiple levels. The book was such an instant success commercially that Defoe quickly wrote a sequel. Robinson Crusoe has been a popular narrative of all ages. Its protagonist Crusoe has come to be recognized as a literary and cultural icon, like Don Quixote, Don Juan, and Faust.