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Daniel Defoe

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

September 13, 1660

Died

April 24, 1731

Genre

Fiction, Politics, Nonfiction

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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 ...more

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Daniel Defoe’s books

Average rating: 3.66 · 412,754 ratings · 16,949 reviews · 5,641 distinct works • Similar authors

	Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 327,979 ratings — published 1719 — 9307 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 3.51 avg rating — 48,364 ratings — published 1722 — 2973 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 3.55 avg rating — 11,717 ratings — published 1722 — 1842 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) 3.86 avg rating — 6,402 ratings — published 1719 — 1122 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) 3.41 avg rating — 5,677 ratings — published 1724 — 446 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 3.69 avg rating — 1,730 ratings — published 1999 — 396 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 — 541 ratings — published 1720 — 938 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 Crusoe: The Original 1719 Unabridged and Complete Edition 4.05 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 1719 — 24 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 3.80 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1719 — 161 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 3.46 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1726 — 264 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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Series by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe (3 books)
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Daniel Defoe,

George Atherton Aitken (Editor),

John Butler Yeats (Illustrator)

3.68 avg rating — 334,409 ratings

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

Michel Le Bris,

Charles Johnson

3.32 avg rating — 28 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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Polls

May 2016 Revisit the Shelf Reread

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 311 pages, 1985

41 votes, 18.6%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 324 pages, 1960

37 votes, 16.8%

Emma by Jane Austen, 474 pages, 1815

21 votes, 9.5%

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, 329 pages, 1856

19 votes, 8.6%

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, 536 pages, 1980

18 votes, 8.2%

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 311 pages, 1883

17 votes, 7.7%

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 320 pages, 1719

17 votes, 7.7%

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, 160 pages, 1962

14 votes, 6.4%

The Awakening by Kate Chopin, 195 pages, 1899

14 votes, 6.4%

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 964 pages, 1878

10 votes, 4.5%

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, 786 pages, 1844

7 votes, 3.2%

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 327 pages, 1884

5 votes, 2.3%

220 total votes

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