Daniel Defoe’s Novels

Robinson Crusoe, Las nuevas aventuras de Robinson Crusoe, ...

Robinson Crusoe, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders and Roxana, Essays

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 often was in trouble with the authorities, including a spell in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him.