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At the age of 14 he was placed
in an academy.
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When he was 23 years old
he started writing
pamphlets.
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In 1719 when he became older he tried
his hand in another kind of literature- fiction.
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He wrote his famous novel
“ Robinson Crusoe”.
After the book was published Defoe became famous and
rich.
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He loved his family ( his wife and
his daughters), but he didn’t want them to see
him and he concealed his hiding place.
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Last two years he lived in poverty and
quite alone. He died in 1731.
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The inscription on a gravestone was modest and
meaningful:
“DANIEL DEFOE
AUTHOR OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
WHO DIED APRIL
24 1731
IN HIS 70 YEAR.