Timeline Tuesday 25 April 1719

Events on Tuesday 25 April 1719 1

• 1719 Publication of Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe's novel of shipwreck and survival appears in London Daniel Defoe published "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," presenting it as a true account of a castaway's years alone on a tropical island. The book became an immediate bestseller and is widely regarded as one of the first novels in English. It spawned a genre of imitators known as "Robinsonades" and remains a touchstone of world literature.