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Daniel Defoe

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Daniel Defoe ( c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724). 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.

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Cover of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Adventure stories

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Cover of A General History of the Pyrates:: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time

A General History of the Pyrates:: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time

Pirates

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Cover of A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During the Last Great Visitation in 1665. Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in London

A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During the Last Great Visitation in 1665. Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in London

Great Fire, London, England, 1666

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Cover of Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

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Cover of The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

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Cover of The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

Adventure stories

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Cover of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808)

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808)

Adventure stories

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Cover of The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2): or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana

The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2): or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana

Adventure stories

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Cover of The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)

The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)

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Cover of Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable

Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable

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