Robinson Crusoe
Author: first_name: Daniel
last_name: Defoe
Language: English
Year: 1719

Daniel Defoe’s <i>The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner</i> (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perennial appeal among readers of all ages-–especially the young adult reading public–-who continue to find inspiration in the inventive resourcefulness of its hero, sole survivor of a shipwreck who is marooned on an uninhabited island.<br /><br />
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