2-547-719 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Robinson Crusoe, 20th century(?). Written by Daniel Defoe, The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is the story of a fictional English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote island. The book, first published in 1719, was probably based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk and is considered by many to be the first English novel. Lantern slide.