Defoe

or De Foe

[ dih-foh ]

/ dɪˈfoʊ /

noun

Daniel1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.

Example sentences from the Web for defoe

He acknowledged various literary forebears, from Ballantyne to Defoe, in the creation of what became Treasure Island.

The Best of Brit Lit From the TLS |Peter Stothard |November 18, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
All in all, there is scarcely a line in The Life which does not bear Defoe's fingerprints.

A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh |Daniel Defoe
Defoe's skill with these short, dramatic, illustrative examples developed with the years.

A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh |Daniel Defoe
But Defoe has no supernatural realm playing into his narrative—no beautiful nymph, no Olympian Gods.

Homer's Odyssey |Denton J. Snider

None of this could any boy or girl at that time enjoy, because the story had not yet come out of the head of Defoe.

Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls |James Johonnot
Highly characteristic of Defoe's style, and of his art as a moralist is the Religious Courtship, also published in 1722.

The Age of Pope |John Dennis

British Dictionary definitions for defoe

Defoe

/ (dɪˈfəʊ) /

noun

Daniel. ?1660–1731, English novelist, journalist, spymaster, and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). His other novels include Moll Flanders (1722) and A Journal of the Plague Year (1722)

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Defoe

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