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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe

Read the complete The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe in 21 sections, with a B2–C1 English level estimate.

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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Shipwreck survival -- Fiction; Islands -- Fiction; Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Linden organizes its 21 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is calibrated from 43,048 sampled words across 21 chapters: sentences average 46.4 words, 73% exceed 24 words and 4.2% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Extended sentences averaging 46.4 words, with 50.6% reaching 40 words or more

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

4.2% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.12 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Medium commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 22 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on voice, structure and recurring images

Best starting point

Begin with chapter one

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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.

Table of contents

21 chapters

  1. 01Opening material2 min
  2. 02CHAPTER I. START IN LIFE24 min
  3. 03CHAPTER II. SLAVERY AND ESCAPE24 min
  4. 04CHAPTER III. WRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND35 min
  5. 05CHAPTER IV. FIRST WEEKS ON THE ISLAND40 min
  6. 06CHAPTER V. BUILDS A HOUSE—THE JOURNAL25 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VI. ILL AND CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN26 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE18 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VIII. SURVEYS HIS POSITION20 min
  10. 10CHAPTER IX. A BOAT32 min
  11. 11CHAPTER X. TAMES GOATS23 min
  12. 12CHAPTER XI. FINDS PRINT OF MAN’S FOOT ON THE SAND25 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XII. A CAVE RETREAT32 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII. WRECK OF A SPANISH SHIP25 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV. A DREAM REALISED31 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XV. FRIDAY’S EDUCATION28 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI. RESCUE OF PRISONERS FROM CANNIBALS32 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII. VISIT OF MUTINEERS29 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII. THE SHIP RECOVERED31 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX. RETURN TO ENGLAND28 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XX. FIGHT BETWEEN FRIDAY AND A BEAR23 min
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