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Unit2 Adventure Fiction Writers Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) Daniel Defoe, the son of a butcher, was born in London. He received a good education in one of the best dissenting academies. Instead of becoming a clergyman, he became a hosier(袜商) and traveled in Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was a merchant and was once rather wealthy. He was always interested in politics. During the “Glorious Revolution”, he was a loyal supporter and took great interest in establishing the new government. However, whether because of his adventurous speculat