Robinson Crusoe was one of the first English novels, as well as one of the world’s most popular adventure stories. It was first published by William Taylor in 1719.
Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe as a pastime and relaxation, when he was nearly sixty years old. It was based on the actual experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who had gone out in 1705 under Captain William Dampier on a private expedition. He was to seize and plunder enemy ships, but he quarrelled with his Captain and