Robinson Crusoe

First published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe is the story of a castaway who spends 28 years in a remote tropical island and of his encounters with cannibals, captives, mutineers and the iconinc Friday, until he is rescued. The book is credited to be the first realistic fiction and was greeted by instant success, with 4 editions in the first year and the largest number in the history of Western literature by the end of the XIX century. Together with Gulliver's Travels, it is an all-time classic adventure for young adults.