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Daniel Defoe (⫽ d ɪ ˈ f oʊ ⫽; born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe , published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. [2]
Daniel Defoe (born 1660, London, Eng.—died April 24, 1731, London) was an English novelist, pamphleteer, and journalist, known as the author of Robinson Crusoe (1719–22) and Moll Flanders (1722).
- Daniel Defoe’s father, James Foe, was a Nonconformist, or Dissenter, and a fairly prosperous tallow chandler (perhaps also, later, a butcher) of Fl...
- Daniel Defoe began his career as a merchant and trader, dealing in many commodities. He later became a writer, noted for his poems and political pa...
- Daniel Defoe is best known as the writer of the novels Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Moll Flanders (1722). During his lifetime he gained fame—and noto...
Apr 2, 2014 · English novelist, pamphleteer and journalist Daniel Defoe is best known for his novels 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Moll Flanders.'.
Daniel Defoe, orig. Daniel Foe, (born 1660, London, Eng.—died April 24, 1731, London), British novelist, pamphleteer, and journalist. A well-educated London merchant, he became an acute economic theorist and began to write eloquent, witty, often audacious tracts on public affairs.
Robinson Crusoe (⫽ ˈ k r uː s oʊ ⫽ KROO-soh) is an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719.
Daniel Defoe - Novelist, Journalist, Satirist: With George I’s accession (1714), the Tories fell. The Whigs in their turn recognized Defoe’s value, and he continued to write for the government of the day and to carry out intelligence work.
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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.
