Years ago, in these pages, I confessed that I have read Daniel Defoe’s 1719 fictional tale, “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” multiple times, as well as listened to the audio version. Crusoe’s ...

While authors such as Tim Severin have made the case for various models for Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, Frank’s well-researched if overly detailed account makes the case that his primary model was ...

L ast spring I served as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving Daniel Defoe, the 18th-century English novelist and author of Robinson Crusoe. The case concerned a nightclub in Miami called Crusoe ...