He gained fame and royal favor with his work The True-Born Englishman, and wrote a mock ode entitled Hymn to the Pillory after having been arrested for his satirical work The Shortest Way with Dissenters.
He gained fame and royal favor with his work The True-Born Englishman, and wrote a mock ode entitled Hymn to the Pillory after having been arrested for his satirical work The Shortest Way with Dissenters. Regarded as an unscrupulous journalist, he did intelligence work for the Whigs after the Tories fell from power. But he may be best known for two novels: one about a girl in Newgate Prison and one based on the adventures of Alexander Selkirk. For 10 points, name this British author of Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe.
He gained fame and royal favor with his work The True-Born Englishman, and wrote a mock ode entitled Hymn to the Pillory after having been arrested for his satirical work The Shortest Way with Dissenters.
Daniel {Defoe}