Daniel Defoe: Master of Fictions

Imprisoned several times, reviled by enemies, hunted by murderous mobs, and yet sometimes fted by the country's most powerful leaders, Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) led an extraordinarily exciting life. Above all, he was a creator of fictions. Examining his life from the perspective most important to the modern reader - his writing career - this biography illuminates the thought and personal experience that fed such masterpieces as Moll Flanders, Robinson Crusoe, and Roxana.