Daniel Defoe

1660 - 1731 *

prolific English novelist and journalist

English novelist, pamphleteer, and journalist, author of ROBINSON CRUSOE (1719), a story of a man shipwrecked alone on an island. Along with Samuel Richardson, Defoe is considered the founder of the English novel. Before his time stories were usually written as long poems or dramas. He produced some 200 works of nonfiction prose in addition to close 2 000 short essays in periodical publications, several of which he also edited.

"One day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be se... [read entire biography]

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These essays offer analysis of the author's life and works. Many of them have been submitted by users, and are assigned an Editorial Rating on a scale from one to five stars to assist you in evaluating their worth. See also: Note on Essays, Editorial Policy.

     

Robinson Crusoe Lives Again! -- Fresh discoveries that shed light on an old classic.
By Kenneth McVety, Undergraduate Student	Editorial Rating:

Robinson Crusoe: The First Fiction -- defoe's novel is deemed to be one of his first fiction thoughout which he displays the different techniques to claim his later novels to be true stories
By moahmed nadi, Student	Editorial Rating:

Moll flanders : A whole summary -- This essay will touch on the material , moral sidepoints of Moll as a character
By moahmed nadi, Student	Editorial Rating:

A Brief Life of Daniel Defoe -- A biography of Defoe along with selected quotations from Robinson Crusoe
By James Lindsay, Masters Student	Editorial Rating:

     

Miscellaneous

		The Real Robinson Crusoe -- some strange and surprising ""behind-the-scenes"" stories of Daniel Defoe's widely loved tale http://www.robinsoncrusoe.ca Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 254 1 users have rated it an average of 5 stars     [rate it]

     

Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there;
And 't will be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation. -- The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1.

Daniel Defoe

Great families of yesterday we show,
And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who. -- The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1.

Daniel Defoe

Additional searches

Defoe at Encarta Encyclopedia

Defoe at Britannica Encyclopedia

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