Of Captain Mission
| AUTHOR | Defoe, Daniel |
| PUBLISHER | Hardpress Publishing (01/29/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe; only the bible has been printed in more languages. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.
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9781407645766
ISBN-10:
1407645765
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English
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48
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190
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6.00 x 0.10 x 9.00 inches
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0.17 pound(s)
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US
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Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
Literary Criticism | General
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FIC
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Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe; only the bible has been printed in more languages. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.
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Defoe, Daniel
English author Daniel Defoe was at times a trader, political activist, criminal, spy and writer, and is considered to be one of England s first journalists. A prolific writer, Defoe is known to have used at least 198 pen names over the course of a career in which he produced more than five hundred written works. Defoe is best-known for his novels detailing the adventures of the castaway Robinson Crusoe, which helped establish and popularize the novel in eighteenth century England. In addition to Robinson Crusoe, Defoe penned other famous works including Captain Singleton, A Journal of the Plague Year, Captain Jack, Moll Flanders and Roxana. Defoe died in 1731.
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