The author examines the life and work of Daniel Defoe, best known as the author of Robinson Crusoe. He lived during a period of dramatic historical, political, and social change in Britain, and was, by any standard, a superb observer of his times.
The author examines the life and work of Daniel Defoe, best known as the author of Robinson Crusoe. He lived during a period of dramatic historical, political, and social change in Britain, and was, by any standard, a superb observer of his times.
Daniel Defoe led an exciting and indeed precarious life. A provocative pamphleteer and journalist, a spy and double agent, a revolutionary and a dreamer, he was variously hunted by mobs with murderous intent and treated as a celebrity by the most powerful leaders of the country.…
