L ast spring I served as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving Daniel Defoe, the 18th-century English novelist and author of Robinson Crusoe. The case concerned a nightclub in Miami called Crusoe ...

The tough guy starred in the sci-fi classic "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" and played Det. Al Corassa on TV's "Cagney & Lacey." By Mike Barnes Senior Editor A native of San Francisco, Mantee served a stint ...

It’s not quite fair to say that the treehouse is the star of “Crusoe,” a 13-week NBC series that takes off from, but does not strictly speaking adapt, Daniel Defoe’s “The Life and Strange Surprising ...

On April 25, 1719 — precisely 300 years ago — the London publisher William Taylor issued what has since become one of the most famous books in the world. Its original title page read “The Life and ...

FRIDAY by Michel Tournier (translated by Norman Denny). 235 pages. Doubleday. $4.95. There is a fine Gallic impudence to the notion: take Robinson Crusoe, that age-of-reason parable of Western ...

Maybe Taiwanese filmmakers wouldn't feel so bad about the malaise of a contemporary society that sacrifices human contact, tradition and spirituality for career and materialistic gain if they stopped ...

After facing closure due to rent hikes in downtown Istanbul, Robinson Crusoe Bookstore moved to a non-profit institution by a group of volunteers carrying each book parcel from hand to hand. After ...

Robinson Crusoe was stranded on a desert island. He behaved as if he were the only person on the island until one day he discovered a footprint on the sand. From that moment he realized that he was ...

Simulating the perils of being stranded on a desert island, the Robinson Crusoe board game series is a daunting epic. Like the many dangers that roam the island, the base game and its various ...

It takes a spy to hunt a spy.

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for ...