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Defoe by James Sutherland

Daniel Defoe was born Daniel Foe in London in 1660. He was educated at the Reverend James Fisher's school in Dorking, Surrey. By 1683, he was an established merchant living in Cornhill. In 1684, he married Mary Tuffley who was to bear him seven children. For some years he prospered, but in 1692, he was bankrupt and began to look for patronage to support his family.

In 1695 he added the ‘De' to his name. Two years later he published “An Essay on Projects” which brought him the attention of influential men. In 1703 he was arrested for seditious libel in one of his essays and sentenced to stand in the pillory for several days. While in prison he suffered a second bankruptcy. After his relief he worked for the Tory government through 1730. “Robinson Crusoe,” his most famous work was published in 1719.   He died in 1731.


Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Period of greatest activity? - 1600-1899 -

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - prison
Century: - 17th century

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book
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