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Daniel Defoe How To Know Him
Author: William P. Trent

PREFATORY NOTE This book has been prepared, as far as the nature of the materials would permit, along the lines laid down by the general editor of the series in which it appears. AIl biographical, bibIiographical and criticaI statements are made on the basis of a study of De foes Iife and writings extending over ten years, the results of which h... more »ave been recorded in an equal number of volumes still in manuscript. When I contradict what has been written by previous biog- raphers and bibliographers, or by myself in articles published in a number of places, it should be understood that I think myself, in the summer of 1916, in possession of facts that warrant the statements to be found here. Every month, however, as I extend my studies in the miscellaneous literature, particularly the pamphlets, of the time, I. find occasion to supplement or to alter what I have written upon this or that point, especially in matters bibliographical hence I am likely to be the first person to call into question details in the record of Defoes extraordinarily complicated career as I have given them in the folbwing pages. I have merely done my best to present succinctly the essential points of that record, as I now see-them, within the compass of a small book, part of which had to be given up to selections from De foes writings. These selections are inadequate and not fairly representative simply because of Defoes almost unrivaled copiousness and versatility. I trust, however, that they will be found to give a clearer idea of his varied activity than any previous collection of specimens, and that taken in and for themselves the separate selections will not appear to be devoid of present interest. In practically all cases I have followed the text of a copy of the first edition of the work quoted to be found-in my own colIection of De foes writings, modernizing in respect to spelling, capitalization and punctuation only where such changes seemed essential to the purposes of the series. A few explanatory notes have been added, and in one or two cases 1 have permitted myself to be swayed in my choice of a selection by the fact that the pamphlet or the book quoted is practically inaccessible to students. i have also refrained from giving selections from a few important poems and tracts-e. g. The True-Born Englishufi and A True Relufiow of fhs Apparition of one Mrs. Yeak -because these are easily to be found in one or another of the well-known editions of Defoes works, none of which, be it remembered, contains more than a small fraction of his undisputed writings....

ISBN-13: 9781443771504
ISBN-10: 1443771503
Publication Date: 10/27/2008
Pages: 340
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Publisher: Brewster Press
Book Type: Paperback
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