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Daniel Defoe

Born

in London, England

September 13, 1660

Died

April 24, 1731

Genre

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 The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner (1719). 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 3.68 avg rating — 308,517 ratings — published 1719 — 328 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.52 avg rating — 46,720 ratings — published 1722 — 2908 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.56 avg rating — 11,003 ratings — published 1722 — 364 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Robinson Crusoe, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 6,217 ratings — published 1719 — 1092 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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), David Blewett (Editor), Juanita McMahon (Narrator) 3.42 avg rating — 5,337 ratings — published 1724 — 378 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.70 avg rating — 1,534 ratings — published 1724 — 351 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.35 avg rating — 497 ratings — 681 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Crusoé, Volume 1 3.81 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1719 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern 3.45 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1726 — 200 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Accounts of the Apparition of Mrs. Veal 2.85 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1706 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Robinson Crusoe (3 books)
by

Daniel Defoe,

George Atherton Aitken (Editor),

John Butler Yeats (Illustrator)

3.68 avg rating — 314,747 ratings

Histoire générale des plus fameux pyrates (2 books)
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Daniel Defoe,

Michel Le Bris,

Charles Johnson

3.35 avg rating — 26 ratings

Quotes by Daniel Defoe (?)

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

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“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

tags: diamond, soul

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

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