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It's remarkable how the Robinson Crusoe story still determines aspects of travel and tourism Conde Nast Traveller This is a beautifully constructed book and, ultimately, a moving one. Even if it doesn't explore Selkirk's rival claim to be the real Crusoe , it does convincingly demonstrate the debt that Defoe owed to Knox. But it is also more than fine literary sleuthwork: it finds profound echoes between its three protagonists' lives, echoes that make their characters seem all the more three-dimensional, and full of pathos. -- James McConnachie Sunday Times The book captures the vigour, toughness, cruelty, romance and excitement of late 17th century England and its early imperial adventures. -- Andrew Robinson Independent There have been other biographies of Defoe and other mariners have been proposed as his inspiration. Yet the enthralling Crusoe earns its keep as it weaves together the twin biographies of Knox and Defoe, two extraordinary lives which spiral round like the double helix to produce the DNA of the iconic character in goatskin garments. -- Jonathan Sale Daily Telegraph a fluent, well researched book Herald

This is a beautifully constructed book and, ultimately, a moving one -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times * The book captures the vigour, toughness, cruelty, romance and excitement of late 17th century England and its early imperial adventures -- Andrew Robinson * Independent * Her unusual dual biography is not only a thrilling read but an eye opening account of life in the 17th Century, whether in the stocks in London or marooned somewhere in Paradise * Mail on Sunday * There have been other biographies of Defoe and other mariners have been proposed as his inspiration. Yet the enthralling Crusoe earns its keep as it weaves together the twin biographies of Knox and Defoe, two extraordinary lives which spiral round like the double helix to produce the DNA of the iconic character in goatskin garments -- Jonathan Sale * Daily Telegraph * It's remarkable how the Robinson Crusoe story still determines aspects of travel and tourism * Conde Nast Traveller *

This is a beautifully constructed book and, ultimately, a moving one -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times * The book captures the vigour, toughness, cruelty, romance and excitement of late 17th century England and its early imperial adventures -- Andrew Robinson * Independent * Her unusual dual biography is not only a thrilling read but an eye opening account of life in the 17th Century, whether in the stocks in London or marooned somewhere in Paradise * Mail on Sunday * There have been other biographies of Defoe and other mariners have been proposed as his inspiration. Yet the enthralling Crusoe earns its keep as it weaves together the twin biographies of Knox and Defoe, two extraordinary lives which spiral round like the double helix to produce the DNA of the iconic character in goatskin garments -- Jonathan Sale * Daily Telegraph * It's remarkable how the Robinson Crusoe story still determines aspects of travel and tourism * Conde Nast Traveller *

This is a beautifully constructed book and, ultimately, a moving one -- James McConnachie Sunday Times The book captures the vigour, toughness, cruelty, romance and excitement of late 17th century England and its early imperial adventures -- Andrew Robinson Independent Her unusual dual biography is not only a thrilling read but an eye opening account of life in the 17th Century, whether in the stocks in London or marooned somewhere in Paradise Mail on Sunday There have been other biographies of Defoe and other mariners have been proposed as his inspiration. Yet the enthralling Crusoe earns its keep as it weaves together the twin biographies of Knox and Defoe, two extraordinary lives which spiral round like the double helix to produce the DNA of the iconic character in goatskin garments -- Jonathan Sale Daily Telegraph It's remarkable how the Robinson Crusoe story still determines aspects of travel and tourism Conde Nast Traveller

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Born and educated in America, Katherine Frank is the author of several acclaimed biographies - of Lucie Duff Gordon, Emily Bronte, Mary Kingsley and Indira Gandhi. She lives in England.

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