Reviews

Praise for the first edition

…informed, convincing speculations…based on a careful and exhaustive examination of the records…this reading of Defoe’s life and novels is a breath of fresh air.
Library Journal

…professional scholars might pooh-pooh Martin’s conclusions…Those hooked by Defoe’s fundamental elusiveness may be spellbound.
Booklist

…Congratulations. I found it a real eye-opener…As for the blackmailing of Defoe by Elisabeth White and her father, you certainly make out a persuasive case for it, and more generally for a highly coded reading of Defoe’s fictions.
J M Coetzee

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