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Henry Morley Author, Editor & Illustrator

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is best known for his novel, Robinson Crusoe, which has been translated into almost
as many languages as the Bible. He was also a trader, a factory owner, a journalist, pamphleteer, rebel against the Crown, and sometime spy. Defoe was one of the earliest English novelists, helping to popularise the long-form story in Britain. As well as novels, including Moll Flanders, Defoe wrote political pamphlets, leading to trouble with the authorities and, sometimes, spells in prison. Over a hugely productive and eventful life, he produced more than 300 books, pamphlets, and journals, writing on politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, economics, business, travel, and the supernatural.

Henry Morley (1822 - 1894) was an English academic and one of the earliest professors of English literature in Great Britain. Morley was an an editor of and a contributor to several of Dickens' publications until he became a professor of English literature at University College London. His major work was English Writers, a 10-volume biography compilation.