Robinson Crusoe has been printed in many editions worldwide. Defoe's first and most famous novel appeared in 1719. A fictional tale of a shipwrecked sailor, it was based on the adventures of a seaman. The novel, which chronicles Crusoe's ingenious attempts to overcome the island's hardships, has become one of the classics of children's literature. It becomes the subject of many other plays, opera, cartoons and computer games. The novel is highly praised by great figures, such as Coleridge and Wordsworth.