This volume is an important and rare work in the political and literary history of England and for a Defoe scholar. It is one of the earliest examples of the political periodical, and includes discussions on the parliamentary election of 1705 and Defoe's weekly Scandal Club correspondence.

"Defoe's Review" tapped into a new cultural community, helping to create the climate for Steele and Addison to develop the "Tatler" and "Spectator" in later years. This volume is suitable for scholars researching the history and literature of the eighteenth century, as well as the history of print and the book.

Covering Daniel Defoe's many interests, both literary and historical, this edition is the fourth volume in "Pickering and Chatto's" 18-volume series.

One of Daniel Defoe's greatest achievements was the writing and publication of his "Review". Covering his many interests, both contemporary and historical, Defoe published his journal twice and latterly three times a week. This volume reproduces the "Review" from the year 1704.

Discusses one of Daniel Defoe's greatest, but least known works, his periodical the "Review of the State of the British Nation". Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion.

Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus.

Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus.

One of Daniel Defoe's greatest achievements was the writing and publication of his "Review". Covering his many interests, both contemporary and historical, Defoe published his journal twice and latterly three times a week. This volume reproduces the "Review" from the year 1704.

Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus.

Brings together three parts of "Robinson Crusoe" and examines their relationship. This work contains editorial material that includes a substantial introduction to each novel, explanatory endnotes, textual notes, and a consolidated index.

Tradefull Merchants (1981) surveys the range of English literature from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries and explores the successive new lights in which the commercial character has been depicted in poetry, drama and fiction, and thus in society at large. As capitalism began to develop into the dominant organisation of social life during and after the sixteenth century in England, literature reflected and commented on the profound change in society’s attitudes to trade and...

This collection gathers together a number of Daniel Defoe's non-fiction writings on political and economic issues. The selection is designed to reflect the numerous facets of Defoe's economic and political thought. Each of the eight volumes includes an introduction.