The sailor Alexander Selkirk is often cited as the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. Selkirk was a Scottish sailor who was marooned on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific for four years before being rescued, which mirrors the protagonist's experience in Daniel Defoe's novel.
It is said that Matthew Flinders was inspired tobecome a sailor by the thought of adventure after reading the novel "Robinson Crusoe". He was also inspired by the journals of Captain James Cook.
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Matthew Flinders was inspired by reports of Captain James Cook's voyages, but it was after reading Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" that he decided he wanted to be an explorer and sailor.
Robinson Crusoe's island, where he was marooned in the novel by Daniel Defoe, is fictional. However, the story was inspired by the real-life experiences of sailor Alexander Selkirk, who was stranded on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe ; see related link .
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Daniel Defoe is the creator of Robinson Crusoe, a novel published in 1719 that follows the adventures of a shipwrecked sailor stranded on a deserted island.
Yes, Selkirk was a real-life Scottish sailor who was marooned on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific for four years. His story inspired Daniel Defoe to write "Robinson Crusoe," a novel about a fictional character who is also marooned on a desert island. Defoe's work is considered a fictionalized account of Selkirk's experience.
Robinson Crusoe was male.
Robinson Crusoe's birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer.
No; Robinson Crusoe is a fictitious character.
The main character in "Robinson Crusoe" is Robinson Crusoe himself, a castaway who spends 28 years on a deserted island.