The Return of Robinson Crusoe

Name: The Return of Robinson Crusoe
Rating: 2.5 (5 reviews)

by Henry Treece

First published 1958

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Robinson Crusoe has survived isolation and returned to England, but domestic security cannot end his desire for the sea. Treece sends the older adventurer back towards the Atlantic world in a continuation that tests the habits of command and self-reliance formed during his years alone. Ships, settlements and unfamiliar coasts replace the single island without making survival any less uncertain.

The novel uses Defoe’s famous character to examine the restlessness behind eighteenth-century travel and colonial expansion. Crusoe must negotiate with companions rather than rule an empty landscape, and his confidence is repeatedly challenged by danger, divided interests and the consequences of earlier choices. The result is a children’s maritime adventure grounded in the world of Atlantic commerce and exploration.