A Defoe Companion

Author	: J. Hammond
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 164
Release	: 1993-07-21
ISBN-10	: 9780230374706
ISBN-13	: 0230374700
Rating	: 4/5 (700 Downloads)

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Download or read book A Defoe Companion written by J. Hammond and published by Springer. This book was released on 1993-07-21 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defoe occupies a central place in the history of English literature. As the author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders he can claim to be the creator of the first novels in English, and he was one of the earliest practitioners of the 'desert island' myth which has had such an influence on the human imagination. In A Journal of the Plague Year and A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain he forged a distinctive documentary style which deeply influenced later writers.

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