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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 · 394,149 ratings · 15,384 reviews · 4,926 distinct works • Similar authors

	Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 311,475 ratings — published 1719 — 9192 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 3.52 avg rating — 47,033 ratings — published 1722 — 2891 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 3.56 avg rating — 11,118 ratings — published 1722 — 949 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) 3.87 avg rating — 6,249 ratings — published 1719 — 1089 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) 3.42 avg rating — 5,423 ratings — published 1724 — 441 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 — 1,557 ratings — published 1724 — 345 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 3.36 avg rating — 505 ratings — 939 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 3.81 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1719 — 176 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 3.45 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1726 — 200 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
	Accounts of the Apparition of Mrs. Veal 2.84 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1706 — 5 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)
by

Daniel Defoe,

George Atherton Aitken (Editor),

John Butler Yeats (Illustrator)

3.68 avg rating — 317,761 ratings

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

Michel Le Bris,

Charles Johnson

3.35 avg rating — 26 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

1826 likes

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

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March 2016 Old School Classic Poll

1847, Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, 251 pages

42 votes, 20.8%

1853, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, 1017 pages

33 votes, 16.3%

1869, The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 667 pages

31 votes, 15.3%

1820, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving, 108 pages

28 votes, 13.9%

1865, From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, 136 pages

21 votes, 10.4%

1516, Utopia by Thomas More, 135 pages

20 votes, 9.9%

1721, Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, 339 pages

11 votes, 5.4%

1796, The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis, 386 pages

9 votes, 4.5%

1759, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 588 pages

7 votes, 3.5%

202 total votes

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