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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 'Sheer delight . A story as good as one of Defoe's own novels, full of immediacy, action and good sense . We can look the great biographers Macaulay and Trevelyan in the face.' The Daily Telegraph Daniel Defoe bestrode the age like a colossus. He was both an observer and participant in events - informed and insightful. In this acclaimed biography, West offers both a history of Britain in Defoe's time as well as an in depth exploration of the life and mind of one of England's greatest and most misunderstood authors. Through this excellent and entertaining work we get the chance to glimpse not only the events which inspired Defoe to write his many masterpieces - including the classic Robinson Crusoe - but follow his career trajectory as tradesman, soldier and spy, to journalist, satirist, pamphleteer and novelist, drawing on his writings and letters from the period. Defoe was a man who experienced his fair share of troubles - from marital difficulties, and poor health, to imprisonment and crippling debt. He was to his lasting shame no businessman, and was hounded by his creditors until his untimely death. But West stresses that it was Defoe's bankruptcy that led him to become the great novelist we know today. Recommend reading for fans of Claire Tomalin and Peter Ackroyd. 'Superb . There is a strong sense, throughout this minutely researched, hugely entertaining book, of a writer being restored to his rightful place in the literary hierarchy.' The Observer Richard West was a celebrated journalist and much admired biographer. He is also the author of Chaucer: The Life and Times of the First English Poet.…

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Zustand: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Zustand: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Zustand: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Zustand: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 'Sheer delight . A story as good as one of Defoe's own novels, full of immediacy, action and good sense . We can look the great biographers Macaulay and Trevelyan in the face.' The Daily Telegraph Daniel Defoe bestrode the age like a colossus. He was both an observer and participant in events - informed and insightful. In this acclaimed biography, West offers both a history of Britain in Defoe's time as well as an in depth exploration of the life and mind of one of England's greatest and most misunderstood authors. Through this excellent and entertaining work we get the chance to glimpse not only the events which inspired Defoe to write his many masterpieces - including the classic Robinson Crusoe - but follow his career trajectory as tradesman, soldier and spy, to journalist, satirist, pamphleteer and novelist, drawing on his writings and letters from the period. Defoe was a man who experienced his fair share of troubles - from marital difficulties, and poor health, to imprisonment and crippling debt. He was to his lasting shame no businessman, and was hounded by his creditors until his untimely death. But West stresses that it was Defoe's bankruptcy that led him to become the great novelist we know today. Recommend reading for fans of Claire Tomalin and Peter Ackroyd. 'Superb . There is a strong sense, throughout this minutely researched, hugely entertaining book, of a writer being restored to his rightful place in the literary hierarchy.' The Observer Richard West was a celebrated journalist and much admired biographer. He is also the author of Chaucer: The Life and Times of the First English Poet.…

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. *2021 Edition-283 pages- Crease on cover*.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Illustrated. With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Ex-Library.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Zustand: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. After the Glorious Revolution, a not so glorious age of lawlessness befell England. Crime ran rampant, and highwaymen, thieves, and prostitutes ruled the land. Execution by hanging often punished the smallest infractions, and rip-roaring stories of fearless criminals proliferated, giving birth to a new medium: the newspaper. In 1724, housebreaker Jack Sheppard--a pocket Hercules, his small frame packed with muscle--finally met the hangman. Street singers sang ballads about the Cockney burglar because no prison could hold him. Each more astonishing than the last, his final jailbreak took him through six successive locked rooms, after which he shimmied down two blankets from the prison roof to the street below. Just before Sheppard swung, he gave an account of his life to a writer in the crowd. Daniel Defoe stood in the shadow of the day's literati--Swift, Pope, Gay--and had done hard time himself for sedition and bankruptcy. He saw how prison corrupted the poor. They came out thieves, but he came out a journalist. Six months later, the author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders covered another death at the hanging tree. Jonathan Wild looked every bit the brute--body covered in scars from dagger, sword, and gun, bald head patched with silver plates from a fractured skull--and he had all but invented the double-cross. He cultivated young thieves, profited from their work, then turned them in for his reward--and their execution. But one man refused to play his game. Sheppard didn't take orders from this self-proclaimed thief-taker general, nor would he hawk his loot through Wild's fences. The two-faced bounty hunter took it personally and helped bring the young burglar's life to an end. But when Wild's charade came to light, he quickly became the most despised man in the land. When he was hanged for his own crimes, the mob wasn't rooting for Wild as it had for Sheppard. Instead, they hurled stones, rotten food, and even dead animals at him. Defoe once again got the scoop, and tabloid journalism as we know it had begun.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…