Defoe: 532 books

Daniel Defoe (1660?-1731) was a prolific English writer who became one of the first Western writers to write novels and turn them into a sought after literary genre. During his life, Defoe wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on topics as wide ranging as politics, crime, religion, psychology,...

The Political History of the Devil is a 1726 book by Daniel Defoe. General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. He spends some time discussing John Milton's Paradise Lost and explaining why he considers it inaccurate. While those are all...

The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard - By Daniel Defoe - Containing a Particular Account of his many Robberies and Escapes. Jack Sheppard or known as John Sheppard (4 March 1702 - 16 November 1724) was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th-century London. While...

The King of Pirates is a fictional adventure by Daniel Defoe. It is one of the author's more obscure fictional books based on Henry Avery. While those are all impressive accomplishments, Defoe's name has lived on through Robinson Crusoe, one of the first and finest novels ever written. The...

Born in London, the son a James Foe, a tallow-chandler, he changed his name to the more genteel Defoe. His childhood years saw the Great Plague 1665 and the Great Fire 1666. These traumatizing events may have helped shape his fascination with catastrophes and survival in his later writing. While...

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. It has been re-published multiple times since, some of which times were in 1840 1927, 1972 and 2008. While those are all impressive accomplishments, Defoe's name has lived...

"A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before" from Daniel Defoe. English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731). While those are all impressive accomplishments, Defoe's name has lived on through...

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. This novel is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague or the bubonic plague struck the city of London. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections...

Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business: Or, Private Abuses, Public Grievances Exemplified is a 1725 pamphlet by Daniel Defoe. It deals with the high salary of servants. While those are all impressive accomplishments, Defoe's name has lived on through Robinson Crusoe, one of the first and...

An Essay Upon Projects (1697) was the first volume published by Daniel Defoe. It begins with a portrait of his time as a "Projecting Age" and subsequently illustrates plans for the economic and social improvement of England, including an early proposal for a national insurance scheme.Many...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Political Works of Daniel Defoe” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The True-Born Englishman An Essay upon Projects The Complete English Tradesman Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business Second Thoughts are Best...

The creator of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe was quite politically active and that activism even resulted with his arrest, placement in a pillory and imprisoning. This collection represents his political activism and mirrors the true political climate in 18 th century England. His most successful...

Moll Flanders is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘A Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Daniel Defoe’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature...