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Daniel Defoe


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
September 13, 1660

Died
April 24, 1731

Genre


Daniel Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals—on diverse topics, including Daniel Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals—on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism and economic journalism. ...more

Average rating: 3.66 · 420,711 ratings · 17,638 reviews · 5,767 distinct works • Similar authors
👁 Robinson Crusoe
3.68 avg rating — 333,831 ratings — published 1719 — 9313 editions
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👁 Moll Flanders
3.52 avg rating — 48,933 ratings — published 1722 — 2990 editions
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👁 A Journal of the Plague Year
3.55 avg rating — 11,973 ratings — published 1722 — 1792 editions
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👁 The Further Adventures of R...
3.85 avg rating — 6,459 ratings — published 1719 — 2 editions
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3.41 avg rating — 5,778 ratings — published 1724 — 5 editions
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👁 A General History of the Py...
3.68 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 1999 — 391 editions
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👁 Robinson Crusoe: The Origin...
4.07 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 1719 — 116 editions
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👁 Captain Singleton
3.36 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 1720 — 931 editions
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👁 Robinson Crusoé, Volume 1
3.80 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1719 — 161 editions
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👁 The History of the Devil, A...
3.46 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1726 — 264 editions
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“It is never too late to be wise.”
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

“The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.”
― Daniel Defoe

“Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised”
― Daniel Defoe

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January 2020 Old School Poll

  77 votes, 25.8%

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe 1722, 339 pages
  64 votes, 21.5%

  48 votes, 16.1%

  45 votes, 15.1%

Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac 1846, 468 pages
  35 votes, 11.7%

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn 1688, 144 pages
  29 votes, 9.7%

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