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''''Robinson Crusoe''' was the main character of an eponymous book ('''''Robinson Crusoe''''') that had origins in [[Scotland]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'')
'''Robinson Crusoe''' was the main character of an eponymous book ('''''Robinson Crusoe''''') that had origins in [[Scotland]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'')
 
== History ==
== History ==
=== Existence ===
=== Existence ===
As a fictional character, Robinson Crusoe existed as a real individual within [[Storyland]]. The [[First Doctor]] and [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] walked past him fighting off some [[cannibalism|cannibals]] before they encountered and helped [[William Tell]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nostalgia Corner (comic story)|Nostalgia Corner]]'')
As a fictional character, Robinson Crusoe existed as a real individual within [[Storyland]]. The [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] walked past him fighting off some [[cannibalism|cannibals]] before they encountered and helped [[William Tell]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nostalgia Corner (comic story)|Nostalgia Corner]]'')
 
=== Legacy ===
=== Legacy ===
In [[1738]], [[Eleanor (The Doomwood Curse)|Eleanor]] told the [[Sixth Doctor]] that she was familiar with the book but had never read it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'')
In [[1738]], [[Eleanor (The Doomwood Curse)|Eleanor]] told the [[Sixth Doctor]] that she was familiar with the book but had never read it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'')
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[[Ian Chesterton]], having been held prisoner by [[Gul Zaheer]] for weeks, reflected that he probably looked like Robinson Crusoe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mire and Clay (short story)|Mire and Clay]]'')
[[Ian Chesterton]], having been held prisoner by [[Gul Zaheer]] for weeks, reflected that he probably looked like Robinson Crusoe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mire and Clay (short story)|Mire and Clay]]'')
[[Category:Books from the real world]]
[[Category:Books from the real world]]
[[Category:The Doctor's books]]
[[Category:The Doctor's books]]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 20 November 2023

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe was the main character of an eponymous book (Robinson Crusoe) that had origins in Scotland. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Existence[[edit] | [edit source]]

As a fictional character, Robinson Crusoe existed as a real individual within Storyland. The First Doctor, John and Gillian walked past him fighting off some cannibals before they encountered and helped William Tell. (COMIC: Nostalgia Corner)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1738, Eleanor told the Sixth Doctor that she was familiar with the book but had never read it. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse)

In Washington DC in 1814, CEREBRA inhabited a copy of Robinson Crusoe. (AUDIO: Washington Burns)

Victoria Waterfield tried to get Jamie McCrimmon to read it, but before he could start, he was interrupted by a strange mist in the TARDIS. (PROSE: The Dark Path)

When the Second Doctor returned to Minot after destroying a Cyberman spaceship, John and Gillian (who had been left behind) were glad that they wouldn't have to live there forever "like Robinson Crusoe". (COMIC: The Coming of the Cybermen)

Ian Chesterton, having been held prisoner by Gul Zaheer for weeks, reflected that he probably looked like Robinson Crusoe. (PROSE: Mire and Clay)