From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"

Daniel Defoe (c. 1660 – 1731) was an English writer, journalist, and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel 'Robinson Crusoe'. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel and helped popularize the genre in Britain. Born Daniel Foe, he later added the aristocratic-sounding 'De' to his last name, possibly to suggest a higher social standing. Defoe was a prolific wr...