Daniel Defoe, Collection novels

by Daniel Defoe

Overview

Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous 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, along with others such as Samuel Richardson, is 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. In this book: The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe A Journal of the Plague Year The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders &c.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781500313562
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	06/25/2014
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) was an English author best known for his adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe, that he wrote later in life. A prolific writer, Defoe authored several books on economics, history, biography and crime. He pursued a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent and political pamphleteer, but is best remembered for his fiction. Daniel Defoe's other widely read books include Roxana, Moll Flanders and A Journal of the Plague Year. The name of the Robinson Crusoe Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, was inspired by Defoe's famous story.