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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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  • "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.""
  • "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.""@en
  • "Chronicles the adventures of eighteenth-century sailor Alexander Selkirk, who lived four years abandoned on an uninhabited island three hundred miles west of South America, an experience which served as inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe.""
  • "In 1703 Selkirk, a Scottish privateer, joined an expedition, captained by William dampier, to plunder French and Spanish ships off the coast of South America. Conditions on board were appalling; there was scurvy and dysentery and an acute shortage of food and fresh water. Many of the crew died or mutinied."
  • "Winner of the 2001 Whitbread Biography Award:Diana Souhami's gripping true story of the man and the island that inspired Robinson Crusoe This action-filled biography follows Alexander Selkirk, an eighteenth-century Scottish buccaneer who sailed the South Seas plundering for gold. But an ill-fated expedition in 1703 led to shipwreck on remote Juan Fernández Island off the coast of Chile. Selkirk, the ship's master, was accused of inciting mutiny and abandoned on the uninhabited island with nothing but his clothing, his pistol, a knife, and a Bible. Each day he searched the sea for a ship that."@en
  • "The story of Alexander Selkirk, a pirate who sailed the South Seas on looting expeditions for gold and treasure. Eventually, he marooned himself on an island off the coast of Chile and spent years in solitude there before being rescued. His exploits inspired Defoe to write "Robinson Crusoe"."@en
  • "D. Souhami analyse le modèle littéraire de Robinson Crusoé, à partir de la figure d'Alexander Selkirk, jeune Ecossais débarqué par des flibustiers sur une île déserte et récupéré quatre ans plus tard par un autre équipage de corsaires. L'auteure décrypte les récits de voyages de pirates et d'explorateurs, les rapports de tribunaux pour mieux comprendre le visage social de Robinson."
  • "The story of Alexander Selkirk, a pirate who sailed the South Seas on looting expeditions for gold and treasure. Eventually, he marooned himself on an island off the coast of Chile and spent years in solitude there before being rescued. His exploits inspired Defoe to write "Robinson Crusoe". Contains sexual content."@en

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  • "biografier"
  • "Reisbeschrijvingen (vorm)"
  • "History"
  • "Biographie"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biography"

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  • "Les folles aventures du vrai Robinson Crusoé"
  • "Selkirk's Island : the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson Crusoe"
  • "Selkirk's Island : the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson Crusoe"@en
  • "Selkirks Insel die wahre Geschichte von Robinson Crusoe"
  • "Selk'ŏk'ŭ ŭi sŏm"
  • "A Ilha de Selkirk : a verdadeira história de Robinson Crusoe"
  • "Selkirk's Island The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe"@en
  • "Selkirks Insel : die wahre geschichte von Robinson Crusoe"
  • "Selkirk's Island"@en
  • "Selkirk's Island"
  • "L'isola di Selkirk"@it
  • "Selkirk's island"@en
  • "L'isola di Selkirk"
  • "Selkirk's island"
  • "Selkirk's Island the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson Crusoe"@en
  • "Selkirks Insel : die wahre Geschichte von Robinson Crusoe"
  • "셀커크의섬"

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