Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.
He was extremely prolific and a very versatile.
Defoe is also noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel.
It is said that only the bible has been printed in more languages than Robinson Crusoe.
His life was long and colourful, and the breadth of his work, still highly regarded, is infused with similar vigour.
Born around 1660, he was also a journalist, a pamphleteer, a businessman, a spy.
Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders