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Defoe and however
Some of the new king's policies, however, led to conflict with France, thus damaging prosperous trade relationships for Defoe, who had established himself as a merchant.
There were Puritan authors, however, and one of the names usually associated with the novel is perhaps the most prominent in Puritan writing: Daniel Defoe.
Unlike Defoe, however, his profession was as a printer rather than a journalist.

Defoe and would
Defoe then commented, `` If they Could Draw that young Gentleman into Their Measures They would show themselves quickly, for they are not asham'd to Say They want only a head to Make a beginning ''.
Defoe began his campaign in The Review and other pamphlets aimed at English opinion, claiming that it would end the threat from the north, gaining for the Treasury an " inexhaustible treasury of men ", a valuable new market increasing the power of England.
If he didn't meet Pitman, Severin points out that Defoe, upon submitting even a draft of a novel about a castaway to his publisher, would undoubtedly have learned about Pitman's book published by his father, especially since the interesting castaway had previously lodged with them at their former premises.
Daniel Defoe enlivens this account of the Waveney's Broads course: The River Waveney is a considerable river, and of a deep and full channel, navigable for large barges as high as Beccles ; it runs for a course of about fifty miles, between the two counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, as a boundary to both ; and pushing on, tho ' with a gentle stream, towards the sea, no one would doubt, but, that when they see the river growing broader and deeper, and going directly towards the sea, even to the edge of the beach ; that is to say, within a mile of the main ocean ; no stranger, I say, but would expect to see its entrance into the sea at that place, and a noble harbour for ships at the mouth of it ; when on a sudden, the land rising high by the sea-side, crosses the head of the river, like a dam, checks the whole course of it, and it returns, bending its course west, for two miles, or thereabouts ; and then turning north, thro ' another long course of meadows ( joining to those just now mention'd ) seeks out the River Yare, that it may join its water with hers, and find their way to the sea together.
He would also provide another high cross for Defoe later in the match, which he headed over the bar.
Defoe proposed the creation of a language society of 36 individuals who would set prescriptive language rules for the approximately six million English speakers.
Daniel Defoe ( 1660 – 1731 ) describes the state of the harbour and its approaches, saying that " Rye would flourish again, if her harbour, which was once able to receive the royal navy, cou'd be restor'd … " but that he thought it very doubtful that large ships would be able to use the port again.
Along with indecent works it still included forbidden authors such as Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe, and the scientists John Locke and Galileo, that most Europeans would by then have found unexceptional.
On 3 September it was confirmed that the goal would be officially credited to Crouch and not Defoe.
He scored 3 goals in his first 4 games before getting an injury which meant that for the second time under Harry Redknapp's management at Portsmouth and Tottenham, Defoe would not go to Wembley and would miss out on a final.
After the game, Harry Redknapp further asserted his belief that Defoe would go on to be the Premier League's top scorer in 2009 – 10 ,.
" Eriksson said after the tournament that he did not think that Defoe would have been a better option than 17 year old Theo Walcott, who had been selected for the England squad, adding, " If I had thought so I would have picked him.
Defoe was initially omitted from Fabio Capello's first squad with the new manager insisting he would only select players who were playing regular club football.
Defoe would continue to draw from life and news for his next novels.
Whenever a celebrated criminal was hung, the newspapers and journals would offer up an account of the criminal's life, the criminal's last words, the criminal's gallows speech, etc., and Defoe wrote several of these.

Defoe and stay
In The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe made Robinson Crusoe stay in Tobolsk from September 1703 to June 1704.

Defoe and at
It has also been argued that A Modest Proposal was, at least in part, a response to the 1728 essay The Generous Projector or, A Friendly Proposal to Prevent Murder and Other Enormous Abuses, By Erecting an Hospital for Foundlings and Bastard Children by Swift's rival Daniel Defoe.
Defoe entered the world of business as a general merchant, dealing at different times in hosiery, general woollen goods and wine.
After a trial at the Old Bailey in front of the notoriously sadistic judge Salathiel Lovell, Defoe was found guilty.
Severin argues that since Pitman appears to have lived in the lodgings above the father's publishing house and since Defoe was a mercer in the area at the time, Defoe may have met Pitman and learned of his experiences as a castaway.
Defoe is known to have used at least 198 pen names.
* Daniel Defoe fiction at The Literature Network
* Life of Daniel Defoe at luminarium. org
Severin argues that since Pitman appears to have lived in the lodgings above the father's publishing house and that Defoe himself was a mercer in the area at the time, Defoe may have met Pitman in person and learned of his experiences first-hand, or possibly through submission of a draft.
" Crusoe " may have been taken from Timothy Cruso, a classmate of Defoe's who had written guide books, including God the Guide of Youth ( 1695 ), before dying at an early age – just eight years before Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe.
* Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 18px-text and audio at Ciff Ciaff
The castle at Barnard Castle William Wordsworth, Daniel Defoe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Hilaire Belloc, Bill Bryson and the artist J M W Turner have also visited the town.
Some think it may have been built by John Defoe ( or DeVoet ), a Tory who was imprisoned in 1776, escaped, fought on the side of the British and Hessian forces at the Battle of Bennington, was captured, escaped again, and settled in Canada.
Defoe in fact did little except at the launch of the publication, intended as an essay-sheet rather than a newspaper.
Daniel Defoe stayed in Aylsham in 1732 and enjoyed a meal at the Black Boys Inn.
According to Jeremy Butterfield, " The first person we know of who made usage refer to language was Daniel Defoe, at the end of the seventeenth century ".
His harshest critic was Augustus Moore, who wrote " God help English literature when English people lay aside their Waverley novels, and the works of Defoe, Swift, Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, and even Charles Reade for the penny dreadfuls of Mr Haggard "; adding, " The man who could write ' he spoke to She ' can have no ear at all ".
Daniel Defoe visited Bradford in the early 18th century and commented: " They told me at Bradford on Avon that it was no extra-ordinary thing to have clothiers in that county worth £ 10, 000 to £ 40, 000 per man " ( equivalent to £ 1. 3M to £ 5. 3M in 2007 ).
Defoe gives an eye-witness account of a lead miner's family and of the miner himself at work.
* The London Fictions website looks at commanding London novels from Defoe to the present day

Defoe and Tottenham
Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda.
He spent just one season at Portsmouth and left for Tottenham Hotspur where he again linked up with Defoe and Harry Redknapp.
Jermain Colin Defoe ( born 7 October 1982 ) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team.
A move to Tottenham in 2004 soon followed, and Defoe also spent a year at Portsmouth after he was deemed surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane, but he returned to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window.
Defoe began the 2003 – 04 season with West Ham but a refusal to sign a new contract and disciplinary problems, including three sending offs, which saw him play only 22 games out of a possible 34, led to West Ham accepting an offer from Tottenham Hotspur for him in the January transfer window.
Defoe joined Tottenham in January 2004 for an initial fee of £ 6 million, rising to £ 7 million depending on " specific performance criteria ", and with Bobby Zamora joining West Ham.
" Defoe marked his arrival at Tottenham with a goal on his debut in the 4 – 3 home win over Portsmouth in February 2004 and added a further six in the remainder of the 2003 – 04 season, scoring seven goals in 15 matches.
Despite speculation linking him with other clubs, Defoe signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Tottenham in April 2005.
Defoe made 49 league and cup appearances for Tottenham, scoring 18 goals, during the 2006 – 07 season as Tottenham competed in the UEFA Cup as well as the domestic competitions.
Defoe was confirmed as a Tottenham player by his new club on 9 January 2009.
On 30 August 2012, Tottenham announced on Twitter that Defoe has resigned with the club for a further three years.
Defoe received the number 18 shirt after the loan spell of former Manchester United player Fraizer Campbell had ended, the same kit number that he wore during his first spell with Tottenham Hotspur.
On 12 September 2009, Defoe scored after 38 seconds with an overhead kick against 2008 – 09 Premier League champions Manchester United in a match which ended in a 3 – 1 loss for Tottenham, taking his tally for the 2009 – 10 season to 5 goals in 5 games.
Defoe played his part in Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League group stage, thanks to a controversial goal against Young Boys, where he applied his hand to take the ball with him in the first place.
This was a triple landmark for Defoe as it was his 100th Premier League goal as well as his 100th goal scored as a Tottenham player.
* Jermain Defoe ( born 1982 ), English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur
The first, against Kevin Doyle of Reading, the second, Benjani of Portsmouth in injury time, the third from Tottenham ’ s Jermain Defoe, again in injury time.
On 22 November 2009, Kranjčar scored for Tottenham in a 9 – 1 home thrashing of Wigan Athletic, with Jermain Defoe scoring a record equalling five.
Ghali also had helped Tottenham to win several penalty kicks, which were often the winning goals in the game ; A foul on Ghali in the middle of the penalty box against Blackburn Rovers saw Jermain Defoe score a penalty kick which resulted in the game ending in 1-1 draw.
Portsmouth had already confirmed the signing of Benjani's replacement, Jermain Defoe, for a fee in the region of £ 9 million from Tottenham Hotspur, with the impending sale of Benjani supposedly funding the majority of the transfer.

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