每个正在成长的男孩部应该先读读这本书。

　　——法国思想家卢梭

　　《鲁滨逊漂流记》是一部包含每个人生活的寓言。孩童时期，这部书强是读来有趣，成年之后再读，就会知道这是不朽的杰作。

　　——英国文学史家艾伦

　　笛福的卓绝之处就在于使我忘却自身的阶级、性格和环境，使我在阅滇过程中感到自己也随之升华为一个全能的人。

　　——英国诗人、评论家柯勒律治

　　had used to me; and that， in short， if I would ruin myself there wasno help for me; but I might depend I should never have theirconsent to it; that for her part， she would not have so much hand inmy destruction， and I should never have it to say， that my mother waswilling when my father was not.　　Though my mother refused to move it to my father， yet， as Ihave heard afterwards， she reported all the discourse to him， and thatmy father， after showing a great concem at it， said to her with a sigh，"That boy might be happy if he would stay at home， but if he goesabroad he will be the miserablest wretchthat was ever born： I cangive no consent to it. "　　It was not till almost a year after this that I broke loose， though inthe meantime I continued obstinately deaf to all proposals of settling tobusiness， and frequently expostulating with my father and mother abouttheir being so positively determined against what they knew my inclina-tions prompted me to. But being one day at Hull， where I went casual-ly， and without any purpose of making an elopement that time; but Isay， being there， and one of my companions being going by sea toLondon， in his fathers ship， and prompting me to go with them， withthe common allurement of seafaring men， viz.， that it should cost menothing for my passage， I consulted neither father or mother any more，nor so much as sent them word of it; but leaving them to hear of it asthey might， without asking Gods blessing， or my fathers， without anyconsideration of circumstances or consequences， and in an ill hour.　　……