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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)

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English trader, writer, and journalist

Born 1661?
Died 24 April 1731

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    First published in 1702 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The earlier life and the chief earlier works of Daniel Defoe

    Cover of edition earlierlifeandch00defouoft Cover of edition earlierlifechief0000defo Cover of edition selectedwritings0000defo Cover of edition selectedpoetrypr0000defo First published in 1889 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Madagascar: or, Robert Drury's journal, during fifteen years' captivity on that island. And a further description of Madagascar, by the Abbe? Alexis Rochon.

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085 First published in 2002 — 5 editions
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English trader, writer, and journalist

Born 1661?
Died 24 April 1731

Subjects

Fiction, Politics and government, Early works to 1800, Castaways, Shipwreck survival, Robinson Crusoe (Fictitious character), History, Juvenile fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Shipwrecks, Islands, Crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Commerce, Plague, Religious Dissenters, Description and travel, Great Britain, Children's fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Foreign relations, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, Church of England, Pamphlets

Places

Great Britain, England, London, France, Europe, Atlantic Ocean, Scotland, Spain, London (England), Ying guo, Madagascar, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, North Carolina, South Carolina, Women, 1665 London, America, Araby, Araby bazaar, Carolina, Florida, Foreign countries, Fountain of Youth

People

Daniel Defoe (1661?-1731), Henry Sacheverell (1674?-1724), John Churchill Marlborough Duke of (1650-1722), William III King of England (1650-1702), James Prince of Wales (1688-1766), Andrew Snape (1675-1742), Benjamin Hoadly Bishop of Winchester (1676-1761), Duncan Campbell (1680?-1730), John Trenchard (1662-1723), Robert Harley Oxford Earl of (1661-1724), Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721), House of Hanover, Matthew Tindal (1653?-1733), Robert Harley Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), Anne Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761), Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), James Butler Ormonde Duke of (1665-1745), John Toland (1670-1722), John Tutchin (1661?-1707), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Robert Harley Oxford 1st earl of (1661-1724), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Christian Cavenaugh Davies Mrs. (1667-1739), Christian Davies (1667-1739)

Time

1702-1714, 18th century, 1689-1702, 1714-1727, 17th century, Anne, 1702-1714, Jin dai, Union, 1707, 1648-1715, 1665, Civil War, 1642-1649, 1603-1714, 1660-1714, 1727-1760, 19th century, William and Mary, 1689-1702, 1688-1815, Charles II, 1660-1685, 1689-1714, 1701-1800, Charles XII, 1697-1718, London, 1665, 1702-1713, 1706, 1727

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Alternative names

  • Charles Johnson
  • Di, Fu
  • (ying) Di, fu
  • Foe De
  • Daniel Daniel Defoe
  • Daniel DeFoe
  • DANIEL DEFOE
  • Defoe Daniel
  • Daniel "Defoe "
  • Daniel DEFOE
  • (ying) Di, fu (Defoe, Daniel
  • Daniel Defoë
  • Daniel (1661?-1731) Defoe
  • Д. Дефо
  • Даниель Дефо
  • daniel defoe

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January 27, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import