Презентация, доклад по английскому языку British writers. Daniel Defoe ( 7 класс)

of the English novel
wrote more than 560 books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural)
a pioneer of economic journalism
used at least 198 pen names

Mary Foe
his father was a tallow chandler
studied at religious academies to become a priest
at the age of 18 left school
went into the hosiery business
married Mary Tuffley in 1684.
had seven children - two sons and five daughters
was always in deep debt
was successful in journalism and literature
died on 24 April 1731
his grave is still visited.

killed (1665)
the Great Fire of London - only his and two other homes were left in the area (1666)
a Dutch fleet sailed up the Medway via the River Thames and attacked Chatham (1667)

royal favour for “The True-Born Englishman”(1701)
was imprisoned for “The Shortest Way with the Dissenters” for 7 years (1703)
published his most successful work “Robinson Crusoe” (1719)

Plague Year(1722)
Captain Jack (1722)
Moll Flanders (1722)
Roxana (1724)

History of the Pyrates(1724)
-A tour thro’ the whole island of Great Britain, divided into circuits or journeys (1724–1727)
Essays
Poems

of a man's shipwreck on a deserted island and his subsequent adventures
is based on the story of the Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years stranded on the island of Juan Fernandez

China to Europe via Russia
to the moment, the considerable part of the geographical items of his trip had not been identified

is for the body
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