Robinson Crusoe

About Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe was an English trader writer journalist pamphleteer and spy. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and is among the founders of the English novel. He wrote more than 500 books pamphlets and journals. David Mann is an artist and illustrator who studied illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. He has previously illustrated for both publishers and corporate clients. He lives in Hertfordshire.