Historical Fiction
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth
2016·172 pages
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and spends decades surviving alone, eventually encountering other humans and reflecting on his life.
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A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and spends decades surviving alone, eventually encountering other humans and reflecting on his life.
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Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was published under the full title The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great R...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Scenes of hunting and killing animals for survival; battles with cannibals using guns, resulting in deaths; shipwreck fatalities
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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Brief mentions of tobacco use and alcohol production for personal consumption
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Central themes of Christian conversion, divine providence, and biblical reflections; protagonist's spiritual awakening and prayers
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Portrays colonial expansion, European superiority, and enslavement as natural; themes of individualism and capitalism
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief suicidal ideation during initial isolation and despair
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of slavery, including protagonist's brief enslavement and his enslavement of Friday; animal killings for food and survival
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