Reply to post: Re: I'd watch it.

The Martian: Matt Damon sciences the sh*t out of the red planet

Thursday 11th June 2015 19:32 GMT x 7

Re: I'd watch it.

More likely Defoe based his tale on the life of Alexander Selkirk, probably with added zest from William Dampier and others. Dampier was responsible for both abandoning and relocating Selkirk years later

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

Email

Your email address is never published

Password

Forgotten password ?

Remember me on this computer? Post anonymously?

• Enter your comment

• Add an icon

Title

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon

None

• User topics

• Article topics

Most Read

1. 

   AWS is creating a 'new open source design system' with React

2. 

   Facebook tells Portuguese court that a biz called Oink And Stuff makes profile-harvesting browser extensions

3. 

   Two clichés, one headline: 'No good deed goes unpunished' and 'It's always DNS'

4. 

   Hallowed Bugtraq infosec list killed then resurrected over the weekend: We heard your feedback, says Accenture

5. 

   150,000 lost UK police records looking more like to 400,000 as Home Office continues to blame 'human error'