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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Daniel Defoe, Thomas Bayes, William Prynne, Lesslie Newbigin, John D. Barrow, David Ford, John Cumming, Agnes and Margaret Smith, George Benson, Thomas Gewen, Philip Foley, Joshua Oldfield, Henry Grove, John Brekell, James Wood, Alex Hyde-White, William Tong, John Barker, John Shower, Iain Murray, Roger Flexman, Samuel Bury, Nathaniel Lardner, Benjamin Bennet, William Ridley, Edward Gee of Eccleston, Edward Bowles, Constance Coltman, James Laidlaw Maxwell, John Preston Maxwell, John Grayle, Samuel Chandler, Richard Eedes, John Leland, Stephen Scandrett, Timothy Manlove, Nicholas Clayton, Giles Collier, Thomas Brand, Samuel Angier, Matthew Warren, John Ball, Alfred Docking, James Laidlaw Maxwell, Junior, William Scoffin, Daniel Mace. Excerpt: Daniel Defoe (English pronunciation: ca. 1659-1661 - 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and is among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism. Daniel Foe (his original name) was probably born in the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate London. (Defoe later added the aristocratic-sounding "De" to his name and on occasion claimed descent from the family of De Beau Faux.) The date and the place of his birth are uncertain, with sources often giving dates of 1659 to 1661. His father James Foe, though a member of the Butchers' Company, was a tallow chandler. In Defoe's early life he experienced first-hand some of the most unusual occurrences in English hi...
