The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe

By: Richetti, John J.

Book Overview

Daniel Defoe had an eventful and adventurous life as a merchant, politician, spy and literary hack. He is one of the eighteenth century's most lively, innovative and important authors, famous not only for his novels, including Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Roxana, but for his extensive work in journalism, political polemic and conduct guides, and for his pioneering 'Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain.' This volume surveys the wide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0036EKJ6M
• ISBN13: 9780521675055
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"