Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, and spy, renowned for his novel Robinson Crusoe. He is recognized as one of the earliest practitioners of the novel, significantly contributing to the genre's popularization in Britain. Defoe was a prolific and versatile author, exploring a wide array of subjects and pioneering economic journalism.
"The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island. He will have to live on this island for the next twenty-eight years"--Back cover note