num_pages: 246
description: The acclaimed author of The Trials of Radclyffe Hall offers a fascinating account of the life and experiences of Alexander Selkirk, whose adventures and solitary struggle for survival after being marooned on a desert island inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel Robinson Crusoe. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe
titlecomplete: Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe
characters: William Dampier, Alexander Selkirk
genres: History, Survival, Adventure, Biography, Pirates, Maritime, 18th Century, Biography Memoir, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 411
places: Juan Fernandez
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Biography
publisher: Mariner Books