This is a recount of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (Classic Starts). Robinson is dreaming of an adventure, he wants to become a sailor and travel the world but his parents are against the idea warning him that it’s far too dangerous.
Going against his parents’ wishes Robinson chooses to join a voyage to Africa. After a terrible storm at sea Robinson sets ashore on a deserted island where he lives alone for the next twenty-five years. The story describes Robinson’s adventures on the island and his survival methods until he helps a captured prisoner escape who has been taken to the island by natives.
The two men live together on the island a further five years until they are finally rescued by an English ship and sail back to England.
Following Sterling’s spectacularly successful launch of its children’s classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world’s beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe’s amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail about how Crusoe manages to stay alive. Additionally, it paints a fascinating portrait of the age—including references to slavery and Europe’s view of the “New World.”
