1. Representative works of Daniel Defoe: "Colonel Jack" and "Robinson Crusoe".
2. Daniel Defoe (May 6, 1660 - April 24, 1731), a British writer from the 17th to the 18th century.
3. Born on May 6, 1660 in St. Gailes Street, London. In 1671, he began studying at the school run by the Reverend James Fisher in Dorkin, Surrey. In 1674, he began studying at the school hosted by Bishop Charles Morton in the village of Newington Green. In 1681, he completed his first work, "Meditation". In 1683, he began to engage in commercial activities. In 1688, he participated in the Glorious Revolution. In 1695, he was appointed head of the Royal Lottery. In 1697, he published the treatise "On Planning". In 1701, he published the long poem "The True Englishman". In 1702, he published the treatise "The Straightforward Way to Deal with Protestants". In 1703, he composed the poem "Ode to the Standing Shackle". In 1704, he began to independently host the "Review" magazine. In 1705, he wrote the travel novel "Unity". In 1709, the historical record "History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain" was completed. In 1719, he published the novel "Robinson Crusoe". In 1720, he completed the historical novels "Memoirs of a Knight", "Captain Singleton" and "Reminiscences of Robinson Crusoe". In 1722, he published the novels "Moore Flanders", "Colonel Jack" and "Diary of the Great Plague Year". In 1724, the novel "Roxana" was published. In 1725, he published the novel "The British Merchant's Handbook".
Died in his London residence on April 24, 1731, and was buried in Benhill Cemetery