Daniel Defoe
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died
April 24, 1731
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male
place of birth
The United Kingdom
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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 avg rating 3.44 — 7,440 ratings — published 1719 464 editions |
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Moll Flanders (Wordsworth Classics) by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.31 — 2,176 ratings — published 1722 127 editions |
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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.61 — 408 ratings — published 1722 55 editions |
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Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.36 — 196 ratings — published 1724 24 editions |
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The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.26 — 47 ratings — published 1986 22 editions |
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A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.62 — 42 ratings — published 1972 5 editions |
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Moll Flanders; Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.86 — 28 ratings — published 2004 2 editions |
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Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.50 — 16 ratings — published 1969 15 editions |
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A Visitation of the Plague (Penguin Classics 60s) by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 1995 |
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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain : Abridged Edition by Daniel Defoe avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 1974 6 editions |
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"I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent."
— Daniel Defoe
— Daniel Defoe
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