Daniel defoe (1660 ~ 173 1), daniel defoe, English novelist and realist. Britain/kloc-the founder of realistic novels in the enlightenment period in the 0/8th century, is known as the "father of English novels". His masterpiece is Robinson Crusoe. Daniel defoe 1660 was born in a merchant family in London. My father runs the slaughter industry and believes in Presbyterian church which is different from the state religion. Defoe's original surname was Fu, and he called himself Defoe after 1703. He has a secondary education, but he has no university education in classical literature. He has always maintained a position different from the Anglican belief, and is politically inclined to the Whigs. After being a priest for many years, he realized that he was not suitable for religious life, so he chose to go into business in the sea. He traveled widely and had a successful career. During this period, he became a family and began to support his family. 1692, his business failed. Defoe, 32, is heavily in debt and has to support his wife and six children. Because of his strong interest in politics, he began to write political articles for newspapers to make a living. Because these articles often criticized the king and the ruling party, Defoe went to prison several times and stayed in prison for many years. Because political articles can only bring him trouble and increase debts, Defoe has to turn to novel creation. 17 19, Defoe, who was nearly 60 years old, published his first novel, which later became one of the world-famous adventure novels-Robinson Crusoe. Today, more than 290 years later, this novel is still popular. Robinson Crusoe brought Defoe great success and helped him pay off some debts. After that, he wrote Moore Flanders, Colonel Jack and two other novels about Robinson, but creditors always followed him to collect debts. In the last few years of Defoe's life, he was sickly and friendless, his creditors kept coming to him, and his children gave him up. 173 1 year, daniel defoe died at the age of 7 1 year. Just like Robinson, the hero of his novel, who lived on a desert island for 28 years, he was lonely and afraid.
Born in 1660, died in 1773.