What is the first novel in English?
Robinson Crusoe
Who is the author of Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe
When was Robinson Crusoe published?
1719
Name three topics Defoe wrote about.
politics, crime, and psychology
Where did Crusoe spend 28 years?
on a remote tropical island
Who lived on an island near Chile for four years?
Alexander Selkirk
Name three areas of scientific knowledge that were expanded in the 18th century.
geography, astronomy, anthropology, or mathematics
In which centuries did Daniel Defoe live?
In the 17th and 18th centuries (c1659-1731)
What did people explore in the 18th century?
oceans and continents
Where was Alexander Selkirk from?
Scotland
Where was Daniel Defoe from?
Britain
What kind of novel is Robinson Crusoe?
fictional autobiography
What was Defoe's job?
writer and journalist
What was Selkirk's job?
sailor
What happened to Crusoe's ship?
it sank
Whose voyage was Selkirk on?
William Dampier's
