Daniel Defoe (1660–1731), English novelist, pamphleteer, and journalist, is considered the founder of the English novel and is most famous as the author of Robinson Crusoe .
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Defoe wrote this novel after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tor... SEE MORE