Daniel Defoe.
by
Minto, William.
Title
:
Daniel Defoe.
Author
:
Minto, William.
ISBN
:
9781776510580
Personal Author
:
Minto, William.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Contents
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Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I - Defoe's Youth and Early Pursuits -- Chapter II - King William's Adjutant -- Chapter III - A Martyr to Dissent? -- Chapter IV - The Review of the Affairs of France -- Chapter V - The Advocate of Peace and Union -- Chapter VI - Dr. Sacheverell, and the Change of Government -- Chapter VII - Difficulties in Re- Changing Sides -- Chapter VIII - Later Journalistic Labours -- Chapter IX - The Place of Defoe's Fictions in His Life -- Chapter X - His Mysterious End -- Endnotes.
Abstract
:
Learn more about the life and works of the brilliant eighteenth-century spy, novelist, and rabble-rouser Daniel Defoe in this penetrating biography penned by William Minto. Minto, a Scottish professor of logic, offers a keenly insightful take on the influences and events that shaped Defoe's contributions to journalism and literature, which included such works as Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.
Local Note
:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
:
Defoe, Daniel, -- 1661?-1731.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Added Author
:
Morley, John.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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| IYTE Library | E-Book | 1213503-1001 | PR3406 -- .M568 1901 EB | Ebrary E-Books |