Daniel Defoe

What time period did Defoe live in?

• Lived during the 17th and 18th century (1660-1731)

Genre?

• Defoe wrote mainly in the genre of historical fiction

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• “Those people cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them because they see and covet what He has not given them. All of our discontents for what we want appear to me to spring from want of thankfulness for what we have.”

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• Defoe grew up with his father who was very hard working

When did Defoe start to write? Inspiration?

• He started to write when he became Vice President at Harvard College. The Bible, John Bunyan, and the pulpit oratory helped inspire Defoe with his own style of writing.

Interesting facts

• Defoe was arrested because of his writing because of his “shady involvement with the Flying Post
• He was a minister

Why should researchers study this writer?

• I believe people should study this writer because of his bold yet brilliant mind.

SOURCES

• "Daniel Defoe | English Author." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.
• Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.