Robinson Crusoe teaches me about braveness: Horkina Nov 10, 2009
Speaking of her favorite book Robinson Crusoe, a masterpiece of English writer Daniel Defoe, Horkina said that Robinson's immense spiritual power and strong charism had made an indelible impression on her and had been inspiring for her career and life. She recalled that she read Robinson Crusoe so many times that the book was worn out. (Xinhuanet, China)
Useless knowledge: Are you well read? Jul 17, 2009
Which Daniel Defoe novel is about a man's shipwreck and further adventures on a deserted island. 3. (Montana Standard, MT)
Forget Taxes - What About Death? Jun 28, 2009
Daniel Defoe, early eighteenth century novelist (Robinson Crusoe), pamphleteer, and part-time spy, is usually credited with the first use of some form of the phrase about the certainty of both death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin borrowed from Defoe and refined it: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." And, in Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell included a play on the now famous maxim: "Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of... (Townhall.com)
Biography of a Pirate - Blackbeard ... Apr 18, 2009
Source: Daniel Defoe, ed. Manuel Schonhorn, A General History of the Pyrates. The copyright of the article Biography of a Pirate - Blackbeard the Patriot in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Barclays Leaves Secret of Stable Banking Marooned in Manchester Warehouse Apr 10, 2009
In Manchester, documents on 1 1/2 miles of shelving at the Barclays archive show finance was different in the 18th century, when author Daniel Defoe was a client of the bank and writing the tale of marooned sailor Robinson Crusoe. In the 1700s and 1800s, bankers simply needed to know where the money was coming from and where it was going to and how much they were able to allocate to themselves as profit after everything else was balanced, said Barclays archivist , his fingers black with... (Bloomberg)
Upbeat messages for animal spirits Mar 16, 2009
Daniel Defoe, in Robinson Crusoe: That the surprise may not drive the Animal Spirits from the Heart. Jane Austen used it to mean ebullience in Pride and Prejudice: She had high animal spirits. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Publish, and your book will probably perish Feb 7, 2009
Maybe it was Daniel Defoe in 1720, griping that his London publisher, William Taylor, was too skimpy with proceeds from the sale of Robinson Crusoe, or failed to recompense him for taking the carriage to Bath for a reading. But while such friction has been a staple of the book business through the centuries, with this year's dismal overall economic outlook unlikely to spare publishers, the bleats from writers are only likely to get louder. (Globe and Mail)
