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Daniel Defoe (Dodo Press) William Minto

Biography of Daniel Defoe (c.1661-1731), born Daniel Foe, the English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer. He 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 one of the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote 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.