The French libretto was written by Eugène Cormon and Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, who took its theme from the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, though the work owes more to British pantomime than to the book itself.
Libretto Prancis ditulis oleh Eugène Cormon dan Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, yang diadaptasi dari kisah novel Robinson Crusoe karya Daniel Defoe, walaupun hasil karya ini lebih berhutang kepada pantomim Britania daripada buku itu sendiri.