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Daniel Defoe (1660?-1731) was a prolific English writer who became one of the first Western writers to write novels and turn them into a sought after literary genre. During his life, Defoe wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on topics as wide ranging as politics,... Read Full Overview

Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Born circa 1659, he was also a journalist, a pamphleteer, a businessman, a spy ... and a writer of short stories. His life was long and colourful, and the breadth of his work, still highly... Read Full Overview

""An Essay Upon Projects"" is a non-fiction work by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1697. In this book, Defoe explores a variety of social and economic issues of his time, offering solutions and proposals for improvement. He discusses topics such as education, banking, insurance,... Read Full Overview

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Defoe's "Essay on Projects" was the first volume he published, and no great writer ever published a first book more characteristic in expression of his tone of thought. It is practical in the highest degree, while running over with fresh speculation that seeks everywhere the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

An Essay Upon Projects, written by Daniel Defoe, is a book that explores various ideas and proposals for social and economic improvement during the early 18th century. Defoe discusses a range of topics such as taxation, education, employment, and trade, and offers his own suggestions... Read Full Overview

An Essay Upon Projects is a non-fiction work written by the famous English author Daniel Defoe. The book was first published in 1697 and is considered one of Defoe's earliest works. The book is a collection of essays that explore various economic, social, and political issues... Read Full Overview

"An Essay Upon Projects" from Daniel Defoe. English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731).

An Essay Upon Projects contains a series of ideas and opinions which Daniel Defoe published in an attempt to encourage social reform in England during the late 17th century.The essay is lengthy and wide in scope; Defoe proposes a series of reforms and developments to financial... Read Full Overview

This is the first volume that Daniel Defoe ever published. It contains his ideas on how to improve his society-both economically and morally.

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Necessity, which is allowed to be the mother of invention, has so violently agitated the wits of men at this time that it seems not at all improper, by way of distinction, to call it the Projecting Age. For though in times of war and public confusions the like humour of invention... Read Full Overview

an essay upon projects From Daniel Defoe

An Essay Upon Projects contains a series of ideas and opinions which Daniel Defoe published in an attempt to encourage social reform in England during the late 17th century.The essay is lengthy and wide in scope; Defoe proposes a series of reforms and developments to financial... Read Full Overview