This book was written a long time ago - more than two hundred years ago. It was composed by the English writer Daniel Defoe. He wrote many books during his long life, but none were as successful as "Robinson." This book has become famous all over the world. But you never know there were books that, when they appeared, had extraordinary success, and then lost their short-lived fame and were forgotten by readers! And the book about Robinson is still alive. Grandchildren read it with the same interest with which her grandfathers and great-grandfathers read.