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Alexander Selkirk Rescued after Four Years Stranded on a Desert Island (1709)
"Although rats would attack him at night, he was able, by domesticating and living near feral cats, to sleep soundly and in safety."
https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Selkirk%2c+Alexander
The book contradicts some of the post.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780151005260