English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, best known for his enduringly popular novel Robinson Crusoe, and for Moll Flanders. Born c 1659 or 1661, died 1731.
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A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain, divided into circuits or journies
Offers excerpts from Defoe's three volume travel book, innovative partly because he had actually visited the places he described. Includes linked maps and commentary.
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Daniel Defoe
Provides a study guide on the author and his novel Robinson Crusoe, with additional material on his Puritanism and thoughts on economics.
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Daniel Defoe: (On) The Education Of Women, 1719
An example of one of Defoe's campaigning pamphlets; includes the text and a concise profile.
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The Defoe Society
Established to encourage Defoe scholarship, and facilitate discussions and exchanges between Defoe scholars; includes resources on Defoe's life and work, information about collections, and details of membership, publications, and events.
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Defoe, Daniel, 1661-1731
Provides electronic texts of Defoe's major novels, essays, and travel writing; from Project Gutenberg.
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Digital Defoe
Presenting scholarly articles on Defoe and his contemporaries.
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Do You Remember "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe"?
A nostalgic look back at the 13 part black and white dramatization first screened in Britain on BBC TV in 1965. Includes audio and video clips and background resources.