Selkirk's Island the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson Crusoe

Offers an account of the life and experiences of Alexander Selkirk, whose adventures and solitary struggle for survival after being marooned on a desert island inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe."

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Main Author: Souhami, Diana
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harcourt, c2001.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Summary:Offers an account of the life and experiences of Alexander Selkirk, whose adventures and solitary struggle for survival after being marooned on a desert island inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe."
Item Description:Originally published: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2001.
Physical Description:246 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
ISBN:0151005265 : HRD
Author Notes:Diana Souhami is the author of many acclaimed books including The Trials of Radclyffe Hall (short-listed for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography and winner of the Lambda Literary Award), Gertrude and Alice, Gluck 1895-1978: Her Biography, Greta and Cecil, and the bestselling Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter. She lives in London.