Who was the real-life sailor on whom Robinson Crusoe is allegedly based?
Robinson Crusoe has granted him much wealth. In conclusion, he transports his wealth overland to England from Portugal to avoid travelling by sea. Friday accompanies him and, "en route", they endure one last adventure together as they fight off famished wolves while crossing the Pyrenees. There were many stories of real-life castaways in Defoe's time, most famous, Defoe's suspected inspiration for "Robinson Crusoe" is thought to be from Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years on the uninhabited island of Más a Tierra (renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966) in the Juan Fernández Islands off the Chilean coast. Selkirk was rescued
Robinson Crusoe (1902 film) Robinson Crusoe (1902 film) Robinson Crusoe () is a 1902 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on Daniel Defoe's book of the same name. Robinson Crusoe, a sailor, is shipwrecked on an island. He gathers what provisions he can from the wreck, including a dog and a cat, who are the only other survivors of the catastrophe. After signaling a passing ship to no avail, Crusoe builds a hut. Elsewhere on the island, at the base of a cliff, cannibal natives have taken prisoners, and have eaten all but one of them. They are about to kill the