It was the language of the King James bible that appealed to him. I wouldn't be surprised if the Gideons have already placed a bible on every desert island.

Giving every castaway a bible - and the works of Shakespeare - is just a device to broaden the conversation and give castaways the opportunity to reveal a little bit more about themselves.

Perhaps they should give them a supply of toilet paper too. Somebody once asked for his own personal parking space. Has anybody ever complained that their luxury item never arrived?