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June 28, 2023 | History

Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism. (Source)

English trader, writer, and journalist

Born 1661?
Died 24 April 1731

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  • Cover of: Counter queries
    First published in 1714 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Daniel Defoe's hymn for the thanksgiving
    First published in 1706 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Defoe, representative selections
    First published in 1913 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: A farther case relating to the poor keelmen of Newcastle

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  • Cover of: Life, adventures, and piracies of Captain Singleton and Life of Colonel Jack

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  • Cover of: The life and strange surprising adventures of Robinsoe Crusoe of York, mariner: With nearly one hundred original drawings and decorations done from sketches made in the tropics specially for this work by the brothers Louis and Frederick Rhead

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  • Cover of: Memoirs of a cavalier ... etc.
    First published in 1885 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The proceedings of the Government against the rebels: compared with persecutions of the late reigns

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  • Cover of: A collection of the most remarkable casualties and disasters, which happen'd in the late dreadful tempest, both by sea and land, on Friday the twenty-sixth of November, seventeen hundred and three. ...

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  • Cover of: A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence to the present year: Key Writings on Subcultures 1535-1727: Classics from the Underworld, Volume Four (Key Writings on Subcultures 1535-1727: Classics from the Underworld)

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  • Cover of: The history of the principal discoveries and improvements, in the several arts and sciences: particularly the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world

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  • Cover of: The history of the union between England and Scotland, with a collection of original papers relating thereto. By Daniel De Foe. With an introduction, in which the consequences and probability of a like union between this country and Ireland are considered. To which is prefixed, a life of Daniel De Foe, by George Chalmers, ...

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  • Cover of: The history of the union of Great Britain

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  • Cover of: In a few days will be published, in one large volume quarto, with an elegant engraving of the author, The history of the union between England and Scotland; ... By ... Daniel De Foe. ...

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  • Cover of: The representation of the Lower House of Convocaion [sic] of the English clergy examined: being remarks on the present state of religion now in England

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English trader, writer, and journalist

Born 1661?
Died 24 April 1731

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June 28, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
June 27, 2023 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
November 16, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
May 3, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
November 3, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors