truth, thus making his works come alive and appear to be a matter of

personal recollection.

Daniel Defoe is the founder of the English novel. " [Defoe]...was one of the germinal minds in political and economical thought, a defender of religious toleration, and an opponent of the evils of human slavery..." (Moore, 7). Defoe reflects his diverse experiences in many countries and in many lifestyles. Besides being a brilliant journalist and novelist, Defoe was a prolific author, producing more than 500 books, pamphlets, and tracts. Defoe was a religious man who stood up for the Christian code of ethics. He spent a great deal of his life trying to get men to act more morally, to abandon prejudices, and to right injustices. Defoe's most effective writing style was to give as much precise detail so that the reader could not decipher whether the

face in the crowd. "All this happens in real, particular place... Defoe makes no attempt to describe it in detail, but the little glimpses that emerge win us over completely to its reality" (Watt, 97).

In June of 1685, Daniel left his family and his business to join the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion. Facing new religious persecution and the prospect of a lifetime barred from public office, Defoe joined the rebellion. On July 6, the rebellion tried to attack forces at Sedgemoor. "A single shot, as Defoe said, 'by accident, or treachery,' alerted the king's troops; the pace had to be accelerated, and Monmouth's regiments were never well organized after that" (Backshieder, 38). After Monmouth was defeated, those who were alive tried to flee back to London. "Perhaps he [Defoe] found temporary refuge with a relative... he excelled at disguising himself and mingling in a hostile crowd, and he was a fine horseman" (Moore, 54). The hunt was on to find the Dissenters. A five-shilling reward was given to those who turned in a Dissenter. They were starting to obtain search warrants to find the Dissenters. "That Defoe had remained uncaptured was simply amazing, at best a one-in-fifteen chance" (Backshieder, 40).

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