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Daniel Defoe


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
September 13, 1660

Died
April 24, 1731

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Daniel Defoe 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. 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. Defoe 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.
Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals—on diverse topics, including
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Average rating: 3.66 · 411,858 ratings · 16,841 reviews · 5,631 distinct worksSimilar authors
Robinson Crusoe

3.68 avg rating — 327,280 ratings — published 1719 — 82 editions
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Moll Flanders

3.52 avg rating — 48,295 ratings — published 1722 — 20 editions
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A Journal of the Plague Year

3.55 avg rating — 11,687 ratings — published 1722 — 1835 editions
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The Further Adventures of R...

3.86 avg rating — 6,396 ratings — published 1719 — 6 editions
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Roxana

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3.41 avg rating — 5,645 ratings — published 1724 — 296 editions
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A General History of the Py...

3.69 avg rating — 1,724 ratings — published 1999 — 397 editions
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Captain Singleton

3.35 avg rating — 539 ratings — published 1720 — 938 editions
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Robinson Crusoe: The Origin...

4.01 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 1719 — 26 editions
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Robinson Crusoé, Volume 1

3.80 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1719 — 85 editions
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The History of the Devil, A...

3.46 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1726 — 265 editions
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Quotes by Daniel Defoe  (?)
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“It is never too late to be wise.”
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

“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

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

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April 2016 Revisit the Shelf-Reread Poll

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 288 pages, 1963
 
  30 votes, 16.7%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 324 pages, 1960
 
  24 votes, 13.3%

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, 539 pages, 1980
 
  19 votes, 10.6%

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, 273 pages, 1818
 
  14 votes, 7.8%

 
  13 votes, 7.2%

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 251 pages, 1817
 
  13 votes, 7.2%

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, 592 pages, 1957
 
  12 votes, 6.7%

 
  11 votes, 6.1%

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 311 pages, 1985
 
  10 votes, 5.6%

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 227 pages, 1953
 
  7 votes, 3.9%

 
  6 votes, 3.3%

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 320 pages, 1719
 
  6 votes, 3.3%

 
  5 votes, 2.8%

 
  4 votes, 2.2%

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, 306 pages, 1726
 
  3 votes, 1.7%

 
  3 votes, 1.7%

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