Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (c1660–1731) was the author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders and many other books and pamphlets.
Defoe was born (probably in the City of London) as "Daniel Foe" and became a merchant. He engaged in political journalism, notably campaigning for the union of England and Scotland. Some of his satirical writings were misunderstood, and at one point he was imprisoned and made to stand in the pillory.
In recent years it has been suggested that Defoe may have been bisexual. The former MP Leo Abse wrote a book on this subject[1] See also a review of this book and another by John Martin.[2]
References
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- ↑ Leo Abse, The bi-sexuality of Daniel Defoe: a psychoanalytic survey of the man and his works (Karnac Books, London, 2006)
- ↑ http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1542&context=ecf John Richetti, "Review of: John Martin, Beyond Belief: The Real Life of Daniel Defoe; and Leo Abse, The Bi-Sexuality of Daniel Defoe: A Psychoanalytic Survey of the Man and His Works" in Eighteenth-century Fiction Volume 20 Issue 2, Article 17 (2008)