Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Complete Audiobook - Classic Novels and Stories)

Robinson cruso by Daniel defo chapter one start in life I was born in the year 1632 in the city of York of a good family though not of that country my father being a foreigner of Breman who settled first at Hull he got a good estate by merchandise and leaving off his trade lived

afterwards at York from whence he had married my mother whose relations were named Robinson of very good family in that country and from whom I was called Robinson czn but by the usual Corruption of words in England we are now called nay we call ourselves and write our name cruso and so my companions always called me I had

two Elder Brothers one of whom was Lieutenant Colonel to an English Regiment of foot in Flanders formerly commanded by the famous Colonel lockart and was killed at the Battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniard s what became of my second brother I never knew any more than my father or mother knew what became of me being the third son of

the family and not bred to any trade my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts my father who was very ancient had given me a competent share of learning as far as House Education and a country free school generally go and designed me for the law but I would be satisfied with nothing but but going

to seea and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will nay the commands of my father and against all the entreaties and Persuasions of my mother and other friends that there seemed to be something fatal in that propensity of nature tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall

me my father a wise and Grave man gave me serious and excellent counsel against what he foresaw was my design he called me one more morning into his chamber where he was confined by the gout and expostulated very warmly with me upon this subject he asked me what reasons more than a mere wandering inclination I