Daniel Defoe is a writer whose books have read almost all of us. He had an amazing talent and rich imagination, which was made by his great creator, but, unfortunately, did not bring him wealth – he died in his old age as an incredibly poor man.
At birth, the next English writer was named Daniel Fo. Defoe was ashamed of his origin, so he changed his surname given at birth and identified himself as a nobleman. Defoe is considered one of the first writers interested in the genre of the novel. The writer helped popularize him in his native country, and some researchers even consider him the ancestor of the work of English novelists. Creativity Defoe, whom most people know only as the author of “Robinson Crusoe”, is very extensive and diverse: he has written more than 500 novels, pamphlets and journal articles (including psychology and supernatural phenomena).
Defoe is considered the founder of economic journalism. In the continuation of the novel about Robinson Crusoe, little-known in Russia, the main character travels around China and Russia. Defoe was born in the family of a meat trader, who also owned his own candle factory. He received a church education and wanted to become a pastor, but eventually decided not to associate his life with the church. The first creations of Defoe were poems on religious themes.
The writer took part in the failed uprising against the English king. . After graduation Defoe worked with a wholesale dealer in stockings. Continuing to engage in commerce, he bought his own production of stockings, and then – a factory for the production of bricks and tiles, but completely went bankrupt. Others followed these business projects, but they were all doomed to failure.
