Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe''s classic novel is the vividly realistic account of a solitary castaway''s triumph over nature - and of the fears, self-doubt and loneliness that are parts of human nature. For almost three centuries, Robinson Crusoe has remained one of the best known and most read tales in modern literature, a popularity owing as much to the enduring freshness and immediacy of its style as to its widely acknowledged status as the very first English novel.