Category: Adventure
1 Robinson’s parentage. 2 His first adventures. 3 His slavetrading voyage. 4 The shipwreck. 5 They take to the boat. 6 It is swamped. 7 His narrow escape. 8 His forlorn position. 9 He sleeps in a tree. 10 His mental struggles. 11 The dog and long boat. 12 He swims to the ship....
1 Robinson’s parentage. 2 His first adventures. 3 His slavetrading voyage. 4 The shipwreck. 5 They take to the boat. 6 It is swamped. 7 His narrow escape. 8 His forlorn position. 9 He sleeps in a tree. 10 His mental struggles. 11 The dog and long boat. 12 He swims to the ship. 13 Its condition. The skiff. 14 He makes a raft. 15 He loads it, first with food; 16 next, with other necessaries. 17 He tows off the raft by the skiff. 18 Favouring weather. 19 It is all but wrecked. 20 He sleeps again in a tree. 21 His first supper. 22 He fastens the raft; 23 and visits the long boat. 24 Second visit to the ship. 25 He plans a raft on water-tight empty boxes. 26 He carries off a few costly article...
399 Dispatch of business. 400 Royal gifts of Robinson to Cortops. 401 Sudden loss of Robinson’s skiff by Upis. 402 Yards are wanting to the mast. 403 Robinson undertakes to be s...
9. CHAPTER IX.227 Two boats of black savages arrive. 228 He arms; 229 goes forth and views a cannibal feast. 230 A captive escapes. 231 Robinson shoots one pursuer dead and wounds another; 23...
8. CHAPTER VIII.185 He saws down the horns of the male antelope. 186 Use of the horns. 187 He makes a drill, 188 with a bow, 189 and guide; 190 also a larger sledge. 191 Deficiency of leather....
1. CHAPTER I.1 Robinson’s parentage. 2 His first adventures. 3 His slavetrading voyage. 4 The shipwreck. 5 They take to the boat. 6 It is swamped. 7 His narrow escape. 8 His forlorn position...
6. CHAPTER VI.127 He explores the high mountain. 128 Panorama from the summit. 129 The mainland is on the south. 130 He discovers vine plants, and brings home citrons and lemons half-ripe. 13...
13. CHAPTER XIII.366 Robinson’s zeal for his own language. 367 Gelavi opposes. 368,9 The discussion. 370 Robinson reluctantly yields. 371 He aids Gelavi in new alphabet. 372 He trains his own fa...
10. CHAPTER X.266 Expedition to fetch the boat. 267 Mending of the sails. 268 It tacks well. 269 Elapsus pronounces it, Not yet good. 270 Secutor enlarges the kitchen garden. 271 Their sport...
11. CHAPTER XI.294 Their new manufactures. 295 Robinson plays the hydrographer. 296 Elapsus finds the rice plant. 297 They survey the west coast. 298 Difficulty about currents. 299 Problem of...
12. CHAPTER XII.327 Nuptial preparations. 328 Indian Poultry. 329 Pranks of thieves. 330 Nuptial ceremonies. 331 Speech of Robinson. 332 Services of Upis and Calefus; 333 also of Pachus. Skill...
2. CHAPTER II.38 In future, he will write less minutely. 39 Weather changes. 40 He goes on foot to his harbor. 41 Its cliffs and caverns. 42 He bathes. 43 Sport and affection of the dog. 44 R...
3. CHAPTER III.64 His state of feeling. 65 His affection to tame animals. 66 His cooking of the beans. 67 Recovery of articles from his wrecked raft. 68 Details concerning the caverns. 69 Smoo...
4. CHAPTER IV.89 How he had learned carpentry. 90 He makes a little sledge. 91 He arranges his caverns. 92 His fear of wild beasts. 93 He adapts the ship ladder to a new use. 94 Digs a hole u...
7. CHAPTER VII.157 His dressing of fish. 158 His unleavened bannocks. 159 His home garden. 160 His argumentation with himself. 161,2 How he is affected by his mother’s birthday. 163 His funera...
5. CHAPTER V.109 He arranges his armory. 110 His other apartments. 111 His laundry operations. 112 Treatment of his skin and hair. 113 Distress from cold. 114 His leathern tippet. 115 His ma...