Today, people travel in cultural pilgrimage to visit the memorials to Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe) and most famously William Blake.
A radical and rebellious English poet, painter and printmaker – today he’s celebrated for creating some of the most iconic images in British art.
Whilst he spent most of his lifetime unrecognised – today his work continues to inspire visual artists, musicians, poets and performers worldwide.
An English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and even spy. Defoe is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe – which holds the accolade of being second only to the Bible in its number of translations.
Often seen as one of the early proponents of the Novel, he was a prolific writer and produced over 300 works (books, pamphlets and journals) on many diverse subjects.
An English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and even spy. Defoe is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe – which holds the accolade of being second only to the Bible in its number of translations.
Often seen as one of the early proponents of the Novel, he was a prolific writer and produced over 300 works (books, pamphlets and journals) on many diverse subjects.
A radical and rebellious English poet, painter and printmaker – today he’s celebrated for creating some of the most iconic images in British art.
Whilst he spent most of his lifetime unrecognised – today his work continues to inspire visual artists, musicians, poets and performers worldwide.
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