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Daniel Defoe (International) assertion Daniel Defoe i(A62575 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1661 ; Died: Ceased: 24 Apr 1731
Gender: Male
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An eighteenth-century English writer, journalist and spy whose Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, is his most famous work. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, published in 1722, is sometimes given the status of the first modern novel and was banned in Australia in 1930.

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Notes

  • Defoe is included in AustLit because his work was banned or restricted in Australia by the federal censor.
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Influence on:
The Confessions of Moll Flanders Marcia McEwan , 1965 single work novel
An Evening with Defoe - The Plague Alicia Benn-Lawler , Marc Lawrence , 2022 single work drama
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