Jan 6, 2010

Robinson Crusoe | What Do I Read Next?

Another of Defoe's fictional biographies, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, was published in 1722. It is the story of an orphan, Moll Flanders, who is brought up in the house of the Mayor of Colchester. Moll leads an interesting life as she is involved with a succession of men, journeys to Virginia, returns to England, becomes destitute and, consequently, a prosperous thief.

A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) exhibits Defoe's talents as a journalist. The book details the devastating...