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Daniel Defoe: Five Novels (Library of Essential Writers Series)
Daniel Defoe Five Novels - Library of Essential Writers Series Author:Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe Synopsis — Daniel Defoe was an innovative writer whose prose works in the early eighteenth century helped to revolutionize the novel as a literary form. Steeped in satire and full of trenchant social and political criticism, Defoes novels open a fascinating window onto the time and place where they were written, even as they abound with entertain... more »ment for the modern reader.
This literary omnibus features five of Defoes best-known works, among them his masterpiece, Robinson Crusoe and its sequel, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Included as well are Captain Singleton, Moll Flanders, and the historical novel A Journal of the Plague Year, all of which continue to influence the way we read and write fiction today.« less