Robinson Crusoe Chapter 4 - First Weeks On the Island, Part 1

In which the castaway, having found the stranded ship upright and close to shore after the tempest, ingeniously fashions rafts to rescue provisions, tools, and arms that he brings to a newly chosen habitation upon an uninhabited island. He studies the island’s geography and inhabitants, erects a secure shelter for himself, and reflects soberly upon his solitary condition and the necessities of health and safety for his future abode.