Daniel Defoe

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London, The United Kingdom

died

April 24, 1731

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male

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Literature & Fiction, Politics, Nonfiction

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Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] - 1731) was an English writer, journalist, and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. In some texts he is even referred to as one of the founders, if not the founder, of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.

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	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Gerald McCann (Illustrator), Virginia Woolf (Introduction) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 84,711 ratings — published 1719 — 1001 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moll Flanders 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 16,400 ratings — published 1722 — 335 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Further Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,945 ratings — published 1719 — 46 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe, Cynthia Sundberg Wall (Editor), Cynthia Wall (Annotations) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,924 ratings — published 1722 — 120 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roxana by Daniel Defoe, John Mullan (Editor) 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 1,224 ratings — published 1724 — 54 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Peter Dennis (Illustrator), Angela Wilkes (Adaptor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 1719 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe, Manuel Schonhorn (Editor) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1724 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moll Flanders; Robinson Crusoe 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Singleton 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1720 — 45 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1719 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Daniel Defoe

“It is never too late to be wise.”
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

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

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“Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.”
― Daniel Defoe

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