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Daniel Defoe was a famous English
writer of the 18th century. He wrote his world
famous novel “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” when he was nearly 60 years old.
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The story of Robinson Crusoe was
based on the real adventures of a sailor called
Alexander Selkirk, who had lived alone for four years on a desert island.
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When the book was published in 1719, it
immediately became popular. Defoe made story so realistic that
everyone believed it.
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Defoe didn’t write his book for
children. But every child now knows “Robinson Crusoe”, how
he learned to catch goats and to make pots, how he made an umbrella and had hundreds of adventures.
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Daniel Defoe wrote many other books,
but for “Robinson Crusoe” he is called “the father
of English prose”. `
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Answer the questions:
When did Daniel Defoe write his
most famous novel?
Was the story based on real adventures?
What
is the title of the book?