The novel is a fictionalised account of one mans experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London. Although it purports to have been written only a few years after the event, it actually was written in the years just prior to the books first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. The novel probably was based on the journals of Defoes uncle, Henry Foe.

One of Daniel Defoe's greatest achievements was the writing and publication of his "Review." Covering his many interests, both contemporary and historical, Defoe published his journal twice and latterly three times a week. This volume reproduces the "Review" from the year 1704.

Daniel Defoe is known as the father of the English novel. Virginia Woolf described Moll Flanders and Roxana as 'among the few novels...one can call indisputably great'; and Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring characters in English literature. Defoe wrote ten novels including two lesser known sequels to "Robinson Crusoe". This is the first authoritative scholarly edition of all his novels. Carefully selected copy texts are supported by extensive new editorial material explaining the novels' publishing history and details of later parodies, sequels and adaptations. This is the first...

Nearly four centuries after it was written, "Robinson Crusoe" remains the quintessential story of a man shipwrecked and forced to rely on his own wits. One of the most popular books of all time, "Robinson Crusoe" is sure to appeal to a new generation of readers.

Classic / British English Robinson Crusoe is at sea when there is a great storm. His ship goes down, and his friends die. The sea throws Crusoe onto a beach. He is on an island. But which island? Are there other people on it? And are they friendly? What will Crusoe do now? This Pack contains a Book and MP3

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known as simply "Moll Flanders") is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722. Defoe wrote this after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe's Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of...

A Plan of the English Commerce is a rare piece of economic history covering the crucial period at the outset of the first Industrial Revolution and the early wave of globalization. Unlike other chroniclers of British economic development, Defoe was contemporary to and often had first-hand experience of important events. His account therefore offers an extraordinary vantage point, free from the distorting lens of modern theoretical explanations. An account rich in anecdotes and penetrating observations, Defoe's work emphasizes neglected aspects of the world economy at the time, such as the...