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Daniel Defoe

* January 1, 1660 - † May 5, 1731
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Robinson Crusoe és una novel·la de l'escriptor Daniel Defoe, publicada per primer cop el 1719 i de vegades considerada la primera novel·la escrita en anglès. El llibre podria estar inspirat en el relat d'Alexander Selkirk, un mariner escocès que va passar molt de temps sol en l'arxipèlag Juan Fernández. En el cas de …

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Moll Flanders recounts the story of her extraordinary life, from her birth in Newgate prison to her declining years in married prosperity. After being seduced in the home of her adoptive family she lives off her wits and her beauty, as a whore, 'five times a Wife', and a thief, and is eventually transported to …

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El diari de l'any de la pesta, de Daniel Defoe és una novel·la publicada en 1722. Com el seu títol indica, narra en forma de diari, en estricte ordre cronològic, els esdeveniments succeïts arran de l'epidèmia de pesta que va assolar Londres el 1664, matant el 20% de la seva població. Tot i ser una obra de ficció, el …

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Robinson Crusoe és una novel·la de l'escriptor Daniel Defoe, publicada per primer cop el 1719 i de vegades considerada la primera novel·la escrita en anglès. El llibre podria estar inspirat en el relat d'Alexander Selkirk, un mariner escocès que va passar molt de temps sol en l'arxipèlag Juan Fernández. En el cas de …

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Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress is a 1724 novel by Daniel Defoe.

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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous 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 …

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The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe. It is believed to have been partly inspired by the exploits of English pirate Henry Every. The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies who eventually …

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A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain is an account of his travels by English author Daniel Defoe, first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727. Other than Robinson Crusoe, Tour was Defoe's most popular and financially successful work during the eighteenth century. Pat in Defoe’s use of the …