小說主人公魯濱遜出身于一個(gè)中產(chǎn)階級家庭,但他厭倦那種安寧平靜的生活方式,決意成為一名探險(xiǎn)家,航游世界。他不顧父母反對,出海航行。第一次航行就遇到大風(fēng)浪,船只沉沒,好不容易才保住性命。第二次出海到非洲經(jīng)商,賺了一筆錢。第三次又遭不幸,被摩爾人俘獲,當(dāng)了奴隸。后來他劃了主人的小船逃跑,途中被一艘葡萄牙貨船救起。船到巴西后,他在那里買下一個(gè)莊園,做了莊園主。魯濱遜不甘心于這樣的發(fā)財(cái)致富,再次出海,到非洲販賣奴隸。結(jié)果船在途中遭遇風(fēng)暴,乘客全部遇難,唯有魯濱遜一人幸存下來,只身漂流到一個(gè)沒有人煙的荒島上。他從遇難的船上找來食物、衣服、工具、彈藥等,開始了孤島上的生活。開始魯濱遜以打獵為生,后來種植谷物,馴養(yǎng)山羊,還從食人部落里救出一名即將被吃掉的野人,取名“星期五”。此后,“星期五”成了魯濱遜忠實(shí)的仆人和朋友。不久,一條英國船在荒島附近停泊,船上水手發(fā)生叛亂,魯濱遜與“星期五”幫船長奪回了船只。魯濱遜把叛變水手留在島上,帶著“星期五”乘船離開荒島回到英國,結(jié)束了荒島上28年的生活。他靠在巴西種植園的財(cái)產(chǎn)在英國結(jié)婚生子。妻子死后,魯濱遜又一次出海經(jīng)商,探望他住過的荒島,而且又送去新的移民……后來魯濱遜仍不停地航行經(jīng)商,他住過的荒島人口大大增加,漸漸成了一個(gè)小小的自由之邦。
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Chapter 1 Start in Life
Chapter 2 Slavery and Escape
Chapter 3 Wrecked on a Desert Island
Chapter 4 First Weeks on the Island
Chapter 5 Builds a House—The Journa
Chapter 6 Ill and Conscience—Stricken
Chapter 7 Agricultural Experience
Chapter 8 Surveys His Position
Chapter 9 A Boat
Chapter 10 Tames Goats
Chapter 11 Finds Print of Mans Foot on the Sand
Chapter 12 A Cave Retreat
Chapter 13 Wreck of a Spanish Ship
Chapter 14 A Dream Realised
Chapter 15 Fridays Education
Chapter 16 Rescue of Prisoners from Cannibals
Chapter 17 Visit of Mutineers
Chapter 18 The Ship Recovered
Chapter 19 Return to England
Chapter 20 Fight Between Friday and a Bear
had used to me; and that, in short, if I would ruin myself there wasno help for me; but I might depend I should never have theirconsent to it; that for her part, she would not have so much hand inmy destruction, and I should never have it to say, that my mother waswilling when my father was not.
Though my mother refused to move it to my father, yet, as Ihave heard afterwards, she reported all the discourse to him, and thatmy father, after showing a great concem at it, said to her with a sigh,"That boy might be happy if he would stay at home, but if he goesabroad he will be the miserablest wretchthat was ever born: I cangive no consent to it. "
It was not till almost a year after this that I broke loose, though inthe meantime I continued obstinately deaf to all proposals of settling tobusiness, and frequently expostulating with my father and mother abouttheir being so positively determined against what they knew my inclina-tions prompted me to. But being one day at Hull, where I went casual-ly, and without any purpose of making an elopement that time; but Isay, being there, and one of my companions being going by sea toLondon, in his fathers ship, and prompting me to go with them, withthe common allurement of seafaring men, viz., that it should cost menothing for my passage, I consulted neither father or mother any more,nor so much as sent them word of it; but leaving them to hear of it asthey might, without asking Gods blessing, or my fathers, without anyconsideration of circumstances or consequences, and in an ill hour.