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Daniel Defoe

1660 – 24 April 1731

3,181 works in the book catalog catalog

Biography

**Daniel Defoe**, born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism. (Source)

Also published as: (ying) Di, fu, Charles Johnson, Danial Defoe, Daniel Dafoe, Daniel Foe, Di, Fu

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