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Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 -- 24 April [ 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English
writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel
novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to byClick to edit Master text style
Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the
some as one of the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he
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wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics
(including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He