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The Daniel Defoe Library

The Daniel Defoe Library

By: Daniel Defoe
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 Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.

Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.Public domain
Episodes
  • Robinson Crusoe Chapter 3 - Wrecked On a Desert Island, Part 1

    Robinson Crusoe Chapter 3 - Wrecked On a Desert Island, Part 1
    Apr 4 2026
    In which the narrator, having narrowly escaped captivity, attempts a desperate journey along the African coast seeking rescue or refuge, encountering strange peoples and beasts that evoke both fear and fascination. Fortunate in acquiring the aid of a kindly Portuguese captain, he finds himself transplanted to a new life in the Brazils, where he begins to cultivate land and grapple with the restless impulses of youth amid the sober realities of plantation living.
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    22 mins
  • Robinson Crusoe Chapter 2 - Slavery & Escape

    Robinson Crusoe Chapter 2 - Slavery & Escape
    Apr 3 2026
    In which I recount my ill-advised beginnings at sea, my apprenticeship under a kind captain, and the grievous misfortunes that fell upon me when captured by Moors, culminating in a desperate escape by boat along a wild and fearful coast. With a faithful boy named Xury at my side, we navigate dangers both natural and human, striving to survive amid savage beasts and unknown lands, all while harbouring hopes of liberty and a return to civilisation.
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    29 mins
  • Robinson Crusoe Chapter 1 - Start in Life

    Robinson Crusoe Chapter 1 - Start in Life
    Apr 2 2026
    In which the narrator, son of a prosperous merchant family, defies his father’s wise counsel to pursue a life at sea, only to encounter the harsh realities and perils of maritime adventure through storms and shipwreck. His youthful folly and restless spirit are laid bare amidst the tempests and trials that soon follow his ill-fated departure from home.
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    31 mins
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