Defoe

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An English writer who wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe

proper noun
/dɪˈfoʊ/

: Defoe

That afternoon, when we looked for the place where Poe had gone to school... we could find no trace of it, but opposite, just across the road... was the house in which Daniel Defoe had written Robinson Crusoe.
Daniel Defoe
Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
Defoe's fiction

Ally Daniel Defoe wrote that April right before the deal went live that a man that is out of stocks may almost as well be out of the world.

Examples

CHILE: Agua Buenas was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in honor of Daniel Defoe's iconic literary castaway.

Academic text (2009)
"What is the first line of the Daniel Defoe classic Robinson Crusoe?"

The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Some could have provided events and details that Defoe included in his novel.

Academic text (2002)
Books for Children, Books for Adults: Age and the Novel from Defoe to James.

Academic text (2016)
Placing Crusoe on the Spanish Main also allowed Defoe to write about pirates.

Academic text (2002)
Daniel Defoe is best known for his novel 'Robinson Crusoe', which was published in 1719.
In literature classes, we often study the works of Defoe and his impact on the novel genre.
Many people consider Defoe the father of the English novel due to his innovative storytelling techniques.

Synonyms

Daniel Defoe

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An English writer best known for the novel Robinson Crusoe

focuses on the writer being known mainly for one famous novel

Surface Forms

Defoe main

Etymology

Defoe is the surname of the writer Daniel Defoe. He was born Daniel Foe and later added De-, like the French 'de' meaning 'of', to make his name sound more French and a little more distinguished, so Defoe reminds us he chose a more stylish, foreign-sounding name.