Daniel Defoe
1660 – 1731 · b. London · d. Moorfields
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Biography
Daniel Defoe 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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Notable Works
- Robinson Crusoe
- Moll Flanders
- A Journal of the Plague Year
Spouse
- Mary Tuffley (1684–present)
