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The Rise of the Novel Realistic fiction Daniel Defoe Henry Fielding Sentimental//psychological Fiction Samuel Richardson Laurence Sterne Defoe’s Life Defoe was the son of a London butcher. He got little education. When he grew up, he became a merchant. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Glorious Revolution. He stood by the side of William II and took great interest in the establishment of the new government. Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe is based upon the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who had been marooned in an uninhabited island and had lived there in solitude for five years.