In 1719, Daniel Defoe published the book, “The LIfe and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” The story is about a sailor who is stranded on an island for more than 20 years. It has gone on to be one of the most popular novels in western literature. In this episode, we tell the story of Alexander Selkirk, the man many believe to be the inspiration for Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.

Sources

"The Real Robinson Crusoe" - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-robinson-crusoe-74877644/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selkirk_reading_his_Bible.png

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Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe