Daniel Defoe

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Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe around 1660, died on 24 April 1731. He worked as an English writer, journalist, merchant, and spy. Several of his novels are well known, including *Robinson Crusoe* (1719), *Moll Flanders* (1722), *Colonel Jack* (1722), and *Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress* (1724).

Defoe is regarded as one of the earliest champions of the English novel. He helped popularize the form in Britain, working alongside writers such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.

*Robinson Crusoe* had reached four editions before the end of 1719 and has become one of the most wid

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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll FlandersA Journal of the Plague YearThe Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeThe Further Adventures of Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe — in Words of One SyllableThe Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808)Moll FlandersRobinson Crusoe (I/II)Robinson Crusoe (II/II)Aventures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoé

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