Daniel Defoe (Author of Robinson Crusoe)

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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鈥攂ooks, pamphlets, and journals鈥攐n diverse topics, including ...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 403,743 ratings · 16,098 reviews · 4,932 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 320,727 ratings — published 1719 — 9255 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 — 47,695 ratings — published 1722 — 2964 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 — 11,443 ratings — published 1722 — 1814 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 — 6,329 ratings — published 1719 — 4 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 — 5,551 ratings — published 1724 — 447 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 — 1,682 ratings — published 1724 — 119 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 — 526 ratings — published 1720 — 17 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 3.91 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1719 — 119 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 Cruso茅, Volume 1 3.80 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1719 — 177 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 3.44 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 1726 — 8 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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Robinson Crusoe (3 books)
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Daniel Defoe,

George Atherton Aitken (Editor),

John Butler Yeats (Illustrator)

3.68 avg rating — 327,063 ratings

Histoire g茅n茅rale 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

1821 likes

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

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1818, Persuasion by Jane Austen, 249 pages

36 votes, 26.3%

1899, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, 195 pages

23 votes, 16.8%

1759, Candide by Voltaire, 94 pages

22 votes, 16.1%

1867, The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 240 pages

11 votes, 8.0%

1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 438 pages

11 votes, 8.0%

1603, Othello by William Shakespeare, 314 pages

11 votes, 8.0%

1897, Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham, 128 pages

7 votes, 5.1%

1877, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 245 pages

7 votes, 5.1%

1839, The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal, 532 pages

5 votes, 3.6%

1721, Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, 339 pages

4 votes, 2.9%

137 total votes

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