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Daniel Defoe

Also known as Daniel Foe, D. Defoe

English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)

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Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, and trader who lived from 1660 to 1731 and became known for his work in literature and news writing during a transformative period in English publishing. He matters because he was a pioneering figure in developing the novel as a literary form and in establishing journalism as a profession in England.

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Born: 1661?
Died: 24 April 1731
Works: 3078

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Robinzon Ḳruzo
From London to Land's End
Róbínson Krúsó
Letter to a Merry Young Gentleman, Intituled, Tho. Burnet, Esq. , in Answer to One Writ by Him to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax; by Which It Plainly Appears, the Said Squire Was Not Awake When He Writ the Said Letter
Guía literaria de Londres

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active to: 1731-04-17

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Listeners: 2,398
Total plays: 62,441

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Quotes

“We loved the doctrine for the teacher's sake.”
“Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!”
“Hail, hieroglyphic State machine,Contrived to punish fancy in;Men that are men in thee can feel no pain,And all thy insignificance disdain!”
“Next, bring some lawyers to thy bar,By innuendo they might all stand there;There let them expiate that guilt,And pay for all that blood their tongues have spilt.These are the mountebanks of state,Who by the sleight of tongues can crimes create,And dress up trifles in the robes of fate,The mastiffs of a Government,To worry and run down the innocent.”
“Reason, it is true, is DICTATOR in the Society of Mankind; from her there ought to lie no Appeal; But here we want a Pope in our Philosophy, to be the infallible Judge of what is or is not Reason.”
“All men would be tyrants if they could.”

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Commons category: Daniel Defoe
date of death: 1731-00-00
date of birth: 1660-00-00
Commons Creator page: Daniel Defoe
name in native language: Daniel Defoe
birth name: Daniel Foe
Commons gallery: Daniel Defoe
P8168: Anastasiya Kuzmina
start of work period: 1700-00-00
date of burial or cremation: 1731-04-26
P12749: Franz Egenieff

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Daniel Defoe, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe : novela escrita en inglés por Daniel Foe

Robinson Crusoe

The fortunes and the misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders

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La vie et les avantures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoe

Life and adventure of Robinson Crusoe

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The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Serious and important reflections of Des Robinson Crusoe, Which he and he made the astonishing events of his life: Beheading his face From the world of angels; as well as with curious copper, along with a staten Land-Charte, on which all of the author’s travels are drawn

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Life and the extraordinary events of the Robinson Crusoe of York: New from the English of the fun-tenth edition. 2

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Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

The adventures of Robinson Crusoe

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Daniel Defoe (/dɪˈfoʊ/ c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724). He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.

Before the end of 1719, Robinson Crusoe had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning so many imitations that its name is used to define a genre, the Robinsonade. Defoe also wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.