Book contents
- Daniel Defoe in Context
- Daniel Defoe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Part I Life and Works
- Chapter 1 Defoe the Writer
- Chapter 2 Defoe’s Connections
- Chapter 3 Family Life and Inner Life
- Chapter 4 Correspondence
- Chapter 5 Editions
- Part II Literary Context
- Part III Authorship and Copyright
- Part IV The Monarchy and Parliament
- Part V Social Structures and Social Life
- Part VI Critical Fortunes and Literary Afterlife
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 4 - Correspondence
from Part I - Life and Works
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 April 2023
- Daniel Defoe in Context
- Daniel Defoe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Part I Life and Works
- Chapter 1 Defoe the Writer
- Chapter 2 Defoe’s Connections
- Chapter 3 Family Life and Inner Life
- Chapter 4 Correspondence
- Chapter 5 Editions
- Part II Literary Context
- Part III Authorship and Copyright
- Part IV The Monarchy and Parliament
- Part V Social Structures and Social Life
- Part VI Critical Fortunes and Literary Afterlife
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Only some of Daniel Defoe’s correspondence survives, much of that consisting of political exchange between Defoe and his spymaster Robert Harley. In particular, the correspondence relates to Defoe’s time agitating for the Union of Scotland and England in 1707.
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- Daniel Defoe in Context , pp. 26 - 33Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023