Daniel Defoe

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Maybe best known for the Robinson Crusoe Adventures, Defoe was born in 1659 and died in 1731.
With more than 500 books he is considered as one of the founders of English novel among other importan writers of his time.

Merchant for profession he dedicated his life to writing, being his very first writing a proposal for a new and different economic system entitled An Essay Upon Projects.

In some other writings he defended the king and the monarchy. He was arrested for some problems with clerical authorities due to his writings. But instead of being offended while he was transported as a criminal people were honoring him, he was not executed because of his popularity and the fear that his execution could create a riot.




He started to work with police as an agent for certain problems in exchange of his freedom and for some money to pay debts. He lived the Great Storm of  1703 in which he later found inspiration for his The Storm book.

Robinson Crusoe is the story of a man who spend 28 years on a deserted island in which he later would found  some cannibals and mutineers.

The story is said to be based on a Scottish castaway.

Crusoe's life was good until he decided to go away from home despite the fact that his parents wanted him to stay home. His boat was taken by pirates and he became a slave, later he managed to escape. Some time later he would be the victim of a sea storm and he would be left on an island alone with only a few provisions.

He discovered some cannibals and he saved a prisoner who he named Friday. An English ship, taken by mutineers, appeared and Crusoe and Friday help the captain to recover the ship's control. Crusoe gained some fortune in Portugal for some Brazilian business and he lived his life off-shores with his friend Friday.

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