Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some stories don’t just endure—they help define an entire genre. A groundbreaking novel first published in 1719 is still widely ...

While authors such as Tim Severin have made the case for various models for Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, Frank’s well-researched if overly detailed account makes the case that his primary model was ...

You might think you’ve already heard a story about someone marooned on an uninhabited island who needs to fight for survival.

Years ago, in these pages, I confessed that I have read Daniel Defoe’s 1719 fictional tale, “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” multiple times, as well as listened to the audio version. Crusoe’s ...

Australian author Francesca De Tores takes the true-life story of Alexander Selkirk — whose travails on an isolated island ...

After spending 28 years, two months and 19 days marooned on an island, Robinson Crusoe does not lose his nose for adventure or his “native propensity to rambling”. He crosses the Pyrenees, stalked by ...

Cast Away, Francesca de Tores’ second historical novel, tells the story of Alexander Selkirk, the putative inspiration for ...

A novel written by a 12th-century Arab writer about a boy alone on an island influenced the Daniel Defoe classic ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ By Mustafa Akyol Mr. Akyol is a contributing Op-Ed writer. See more ...

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island.

Some stories don't just endure—they help define an entire genre. A groundbreaking novel first published in 1719 is still widely recognized today, ranked among the greatest books ever written. On ...