On the beach stood a tiny figure waving its arms and hollering. The figure had the shape of a man, but it was entirely covered in fur, like a Barbary ape. What was this thing? A new kind of animal? A monster? The wild thing was Alexander Selkirk, Scottish mariner and adventurer, who was delighted to be rescued by passing sailors after four years alone on a Pacific island. This is the story of how Selkirk came to be stranded on the island in 1705 and how he survived - the story of the real Robinson Crusoe.

 

This book is part of a book series called History Files .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Short Books Ltd .

Amanda Mitchison is the author of Alexander Selkirk: The Real Robinson Crusoe (Short Books). She lives in Bristol, and has two young sons.