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A Short Biography of Daniel Defoe

Author Name:

Daniel Defoe

Born As:

Daniel Foe

Other Names:

Daniel Defoe

Born:

1661

Died:

24 Apr 1731




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Journalist, novelist and adventurer                          
Selected Works:

Captain Singleton
Robinson Crusoe
The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
A Journal of the Plague Year
Memoirs of a Cavalier
Moll Flanders
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress
Atalantis Major

Essays:

Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe                          
Mother 
Father James Foe                          
Daniel Defoe wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. Daniel Defoe was also a pioneer of economic journalism.                          
Daniel later added the aristocratic sounding "De" to his name and on occasion claimed descent from the family of De Beau Faux.