Crusoe

In January 1719, Daniel Defoe, nearing sixty and facing personal troubles, is consumed by the story of Robinson Crusoe. Miles away, Robert Knox, an old man who escaped Ceylon decades earlier, pores over his own best-selling account of survival. This book delves into the parallel lives of Defoe and Knox, revealing how their experiences converged to inspire the enduring character of Robinson Crusoe. It's a biography of a book and its hero, exploring the real men behind a literary legend.