Robinson Crusoe was one of thefirst English novels, as well as one of the world'smost popular adventure stories. Itwasfirstpublished 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 goneout in 1705 under Captain William Dampier on a private expedition.He wastoseize and plunder enemy ships, but he quarrelled with his Captain and was marooned on the isla ...