The Life and Strange Suprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe by Richard West

The Life and Strange Suprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe by Richard West

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Daniel Defoe's life was packed with incident and drama. Born in the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy after the English Civil War, he remained a nonconformist throughout his life. This is an authoritative biography of this great English journalist and novelist.

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The Life and Strange Suprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe by Richard West

Daniel Defoe's life was packed with incident and drama. Born in the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy after the English Civil War, he remained a nonconformist throughout his life, actively rebelled against James II, travelled the country as a spy for King William and Queen Mary, worked in Scotland on active behalf of the historic Union of Scotland and England, helped launch the South Sea Company, was bankrupted frequently as a businessman, was imprisoned for libel and debt, and died a pauper.
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ISBN 13 9780006388173
ISBN 10 0006388175
Titre The Life and Strange Suprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe
Auteur Richard West
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Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur HarperCollins Publishers
Année de publication 1998-07-20
Nombre de pages 448
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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