Daniel Defoe Quotes
Abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity.
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. London: W. Taylor, 1719.
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Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts and was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him.
