illusion of a real Crusoe is established by the presence of a preface to the book where Crusoe asserts that he aims to "justify and honor the wisdom of Providence in all variety of our circumstances"- thus giving the story a religious overtone to make it more believable. Defoe writes his story a journal as the 'real' Crusoe is recording his life story. We would be one with Robinson Crusoe, and meditate that we would have come across the same dangers and problems had we fallen into such situations. We feel as if Robinson Crusoe were real when we go through the story. It is Defoe's technique that produces an effect of realism on the readers' minds and makes his fictional masterpiece an enduring piece of literature. Around three hundred years after, the book is read with no less aplomb, interest, and enthusiasm than it had been read by the book-loving and book-buying readers during its first appearance. Answer: The story of Robinson Crusoe was written long back in 1719.
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