Table of Contents

Introduction vi 1: Rescue from Juan Fernandez 1 2: A Tale of Two Tales 24 3: The Village He Left Behind 43 4: Survival on the Island 64 5: How He Got Rich 85 6: The Things He Brought Back 108 7: Homecoming and Sophia 132 8: London and the End 144 Bibliography 159 Index 160

About the Author

Rick Wilson was born in Montrose and has been a professional journalist all his life. He started his career on the Montrose Standard before joining The Courier in Dundee. He spent time editing magazines in Holland before returning to Scotland where he worked for The Scotsman. He is the former editor of Scotland on Sunday magazine and former assistant editor of The Herald. His fascination with Alexander Selkirk led him to search for and discover Selkirk's musket which he returned to his family in Fife. Following that, he decided to fully research the mariner's life which led to the publication of this book. Rick is now semi-retired, but still does some work for The Scotsman and the Mirror Group. He lives in Edinburgh.