What it's about

A York merchant's son ignores his father's advice, goes to sea, and is wrecked alone on an island off South America, where he spends twenty-eight years building a life from salvage, patience and prayer. Told as his own journal-like memoir, it is often called the first English novel. Includes his rescue of Friday and his return to Europe.

Reading plan

Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.

Read together

Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.

Who it's for

- Anyone who loves survival stories and practical problem-solving - Readers curious about where the English novel began - Anyone who enjoys a slow, detailed account of a life rebuilt from nothing

What’s inside

1
CHAPTER I. START IN LIFE
24 min
2
CHAPTER II. SLAVERY AND ESCAPE
23 min
3
CHAPTER III. WRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND
35 min
4
CHAPTER IV. FIRST WEEKS ON THE ISLAND
40 min
5
CHAPTER V. BUILDS A HOUSE—THE JOURNAL
24 min
6
CHAPTER VI. ILL AND CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN
26 min
7
CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE
18 min
8
CHAPTER VIII. SURVEYS HIS POSITION
20 min
9
CHAPTER IX. A BOAT
32 min
10
CHAPTER X. TAMES GOATS
23 min
11
CHAPTER XI. FINDS PRINT OF MAN’S FOOT ON THE SAND
25 min
12
CHAPTER XII. A CAVE RETREAT
32 min
13
CHAPTER XIII. WRECK OF A SPANISH SHIP
25 min
14
CHAPTER XIV. A DREAM REALISED
31 min
15
CHAPTER XV. FRIDAY’S EDUCATION
28 min
16
CHAPTER XVI. RESCUE OF PRISONERS FROM CANNIBALS
32 min
17
CHAPTER XVII. VISIT OF MUTINEERS
29 min
18
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SHIP RECOVERED
31 min
19
CHAPTER XIX. RETURN TO ENGLAND
28 min
20
CHAPTER XX. FIGHT BETWEEN FRIDAY AND A BEAR
23 min

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