![]() Many of Defoe's works during this period targeted support for King William III, also known as "William Henry of Orange." Some of his most popular works include The True-Born Englishman, which shed light on racial prejudice in England following attacks on William for being a foreigner and the Review, a periodical that was published from 1704 to 1713, during the reign of Queen Anne, King William II's successor. He continued to write political works, working as a journalist, until the early 1700s. Having always been interested in politics, Defoe published his first literary piece, a political pamphlet, in 1683. He went bankrupt in 1692 (paying his debts for nearly a decade thereafter), and by 1703, decided to leave the business industry altogether. He traveled often, selling such goods as wine and wool, but was rarely out of debt. Not long after, in 1683, he went into business, having given up an earlier intent on becoming a dissenting minister. Daniel later changed his name to Daniel Defoe, wanting to sound more gentlemanly.ĭefoe graduated from an academy at Newington Green, run by the Reverend Charles Morton. Early Lifeĭaniel Foe, born circa 1660, was the son of James Foe, a London butcher. ![]() Late in life he turned his pen to fiction and wrote Robinson Crusoe, one of the most widely read and influential novels of all time. He was also a prolific political pamphleteer which landed him in prison for slander. ![]() Daniel Defoe became a merchant and participated in several failing businesses, facing bankruptcy and aggressive creditors. ![]()
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