Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731) was an English writer, journalist, and merchant. He is best known for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
Selected works:
- The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon (1705)
- Robinson Crusoe (1719)
- Captain Singleton (1720)
- Memoirs of a Cavalier (1720)
- A Journal of the Plague Year (1722)
- Colonel Jack (1722)
- Moll Flanders (1722)
- Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724)
Tropes and trivia:
- Pen Name: It was very common in the 18th century for novels to be published under pen names or anonymously. Defoe used at least 198 pen names.
