According to encyclopedia.com, Daniel Defoe was an Englishman born in 1660, who later died in 1737. Defoe was a successful businessman, pamphleteer, and novelist , whose work to this day is still appreciated. Defoe began his business career in the late 1680s doing commercial work and selling ship insurance. However this did not last long, in 1692 Daniel Defoe had to declare bankruptcy which essentially led him to embark on a new professional path as a journalist. Defoe began to engage in literary work and write political pamphlets, some of which landed him in prison for libel. It was after being released from prison that Defoe began working for the government carrying out pamphlet, journalism and agent duties. Defoe continued his career in journalism as a pamphleteer for most of his life, but at the age of 59 he began working on fiction novels. One of Defoe's most recognized and admired novels is Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719. Robinson Crusoe is the story of a young man who takes the opportunity to realize his dream of setting sail and finds himself in several situations where he must rely on himself himself and his health....