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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 · 412,754 ratings · 16,949 reviews · 5,641 distinct worksSimilar authors
Robinson Crusoe

3.68 avg rating — 327,979 ratings — published 1719 — 9307 editions
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Moll Flanders

3.51 avg rating — 48,364 ratings — published 1722 — 2973 editions
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A Journal of the Plague Year

3.55 avg rating — 11,717 ratings — published 1722 — 1842 editions
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The Further Adventures of R...

3.86 avg rating — 6,402 ratings — published 1719 — 1122 editions
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Roxana

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3.41 avg rating — 5,677 ratings — published 1724 — 446 editions
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A General History of the Py...

3.69 avg rating — 1,730 ratings — published 1999 — 396 editions
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Captain Singleton

3.35 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1720 — 938 editions
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Robinson Crusoe: The Origin...

4.05 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 1719 — 24 editions
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Robinson Crusoé, Volume 1

3.80 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1719 — 161 editions
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The History of the Devil, A...

3.46 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1726 — 264 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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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%

 
  17 votes, 7.7%

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 320 pages, 1719
 
  17 votes, 7.7%

 
  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%

 
  7 votes, 3.2%

 
  5 votes, 2.3%

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