Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe was born on September 13, 1660, in Cripplegate , and held citizenship in both the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Great Britain . Defoe was a writer, author, and journalist, known for his work in literature , and he also had occupations as a merchant, publicist, and novelist . He wrote in various genres, including adventure . Defoe passed away on April 24, 1731, in Moorfields . He sometimes used the alias Daniel Foe .

Defoe is the author of many notable works, such as "Robinson Crusoe" , "The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" , "Captain Singleton" , "Memoirs of a Cavalier" , "A Journal of the Plague Year" , "Colonel Jack" , "Moll Flanders" , and "Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress" . He also wrote various essays, such as "An Essay Upon Projects" and "The Storm" , as well as the travel literature piece "A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain" . Additionally, Defoe authored several political and social writings, including "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal" , "The Great Law of Subordination Consider'd" , "A Plan of the English Commerce" , "The Shortest Way with the Dissenters" , and "The True-Born Englishman" .