Robinson Crusoe

First published in 1719, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe presents an engaging fictional autobiography of its titular character, a castaway who survives for years on a remote tropical island. The novel, often mistaken for a true account, is told in an epistolary style and features Crusoe's encounters with cannibals and mutineers before his eventual rescue. Widely recognized for its impact on the genre of realistic fiction, the book has seen immense popularity, inspiring countless adaptations and sequels over nearly three centuries.