Robinson Crusoe

Chapter 24: Transcriber’s Notes

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About This Book

A seafaring man recounts his long struggle to survive after a shipwreck strands him on a remote island. He salvages supplies, fashions tools and shelter, cultivates food, and adapts European techniques to establish a solitary household. Over years he records daily routines, religious reflection, and practical inventions, and he fortifies against occasional threats. Discovery of visiting cannibals leads him to rescue a native whom he names Friday and to instruct him in language and faith. Together they defend against raids and eventually secure passage off the island, concluding a narrative of endurance, improvisation, and cultural encounter.

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced.

Illustrations in this eBook have been positioned between paragraphs and outside quotations. In versions of this eBook that support hyperlinks, the page references in the List of Illustrations lead to the corresponding illustrations.

Many of the illustrations were poorly processed before transcription of this book began, and one was in grayscale instead of color.