I was born in the Year 1632, in the City of York, of a good Family, who' not of that Country, my Fat...
2009-10-03
That evil Influence which carryed me first away from my Father's House, that hurried me into the wil...
It was not till almost a Year after this that I broke loose, tho' in the mean time I continued obsti...
Several times I was obliged to land for fresh Water, after we had left this Place; and once in parti...
My first Contrivance was to make a Pretence to speak to this Moor, to get something for our Subsista...
I found also that the Island I was in was barren, and, as I saw good Reason to believe, un-inhabited...
Our Ship was about 120 Tun Burthen, carried 6 Guns, and 14 Men, besides the Master, his Boy, and my ...
The generous Treatment the Captain gave me, I can never enough remember; he would take nothing of me...
The JOURNAL. September 30, 1659. I poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwreck'd, during a dread...
It cost me much Labour, and many Days, before all these Things were brought to Perfection, and there...
I carefully sav'd the Ears of this Corn you may be sure in their Season, which was about the End of ...
I mention'd before, That I had a great Mind to see the whole Island, and that I had travell'd up the...
When I was deliver'd and taken up at Sea by the Portugal Captain, well us'd, and dealt justly and ho...
I had Tortoise or Turtles enough; but now and then one, was as much as I could put to any use. I had...
I began now to perceive my Powder abated considerably, and this was a Want which it was impossible f...