Robinson Crouse

RobinsonCrusoewasone of thefirst English novels, as well as one of theworld'smost popular adventurestories. Itwasfirstpublished by William Taylor in 1719.
Daniel DefoewroteRobinsonCrusoe as a pastime and relaxation, when he wasnearlysixtyyearsold. Itwasbased on theactualexperiences of Alexander Selkirk, who had goneout in 1705 underCaptain William Dampier on a privateexpedition.He wastoseize and plunderenemyships, but he quarrelledwith his Captain and wasmarooned on theisland of JuanFernandez, offthecoast of South America. Here he remained, sufferingterrors of solitude, untilDampiertookhimback in 1709. RobinsonCrusoe'sexperiencesarebased on Selkirk'simaginedthoughts and feelings.
The book be camevery popular and has remained so even today, because the details of Crusoe's adventure sare so exact and circumstantial, and arewrittenwithsuch an air of truth, that there aders flowalong with the tale.