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Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe Reading Order

6 series · 64 books · Born 1661

Non-Fiction

Daniel Defoe was an English writer and journalist whose Robinson Crusoe became one of the most influential works in literary history and helped establish the novel as a dominant form in English literature. Beyond his famous castaway tale, Defoe was an extraordinarily prolific author who produced hundreds of works spanning pamphlets, essays, and journalistic pieces on subjects ranging from politics and crime to religion, marriage, and the supernatural. His pioneering approach to economic journalism and his innovative storytelling techniques made him a foundational figure in the development of the modern English novel.

Anthologies Series

Complete

2 books (1996–2018)

Start with Classic Sea Stories and read in order.

Start this series with Classic Sea Stories

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Classic Sea Stories
1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Collections Series

Complete

3 books (1968–2024)

Start with Selected Prose and Poetry and read in order.

Start this series with Selected Prose and Poetry

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Selected Prose and Poetry
1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Short Works of Daniel Defoe
2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Complete Works of Daniel Defoe
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

17 books (1627–2019)

Start with The Complete English Tradesman, the first of 17 books in the Non-Fiction series.

Start this series with The Complete English Tradesman

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The Complete English Tradesman
1627Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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The Master Mercury
1704Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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The Family Instructor
1715Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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A General History of the Pyrates
1724Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
1724Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
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The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard
1724Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
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A Plan of the English Commerce
1726Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
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The Political History of the Devil
1726Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell
1904Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722
1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
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A Tour Through England and Wales - Volume I.
2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
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Chronicles and Characters of the Stock Exchange
2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
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14
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A Treatise Concerning the Use and Abuse of the Marriage Bed
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Religious Courtship
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
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An Ecclesiastical History of Scotland
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
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Pamphlets/Essays Series

Complete

27 books (1697–2019)

Start with An Essay upon Projects, the first of 27 books in the Pamphlets/Essays series.

Start this series with An Essay upon Projects

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An Essay upon Projects
1697Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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An Essay On The History And Reality Of Apparitions
1727Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Conjugal Lewdness, or Matrimonial Whoredom
1727Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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Augusta Triumphans
1728Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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A Letter to the Dissenters
1731Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of The True-Born Englishman and Other Writings
The True-Born Englishman and Other Writings
1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
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An Essay on the Original of Literature
2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
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An essay upon loans
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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And What if the Pretender Should Come? Or, some considerations of the advantages and real consequences of the Pretender's possessing the crown of Great-Britain.
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
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The Defection Farther Consider'd
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
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The Poor Man's Plea in Relation to All the Proclamations, Declarations, Acts of Parliament, &, Which Have Been, or Shall Be Made, or Publish'd, for a Reformation of Manners, and Suppressing Immorality in the Nations.
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
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The Evident Advantages to Great Britain and Its Allies from the Approaching War
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
A Collection of the Writings of the Author of the True-Born English-Man
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
Faults on Both Sides, Or, an Essay Upon the Original Cause Progress and Mischievous Consequences of the Factions in This Nation
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
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Mere Nature Delineated
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
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The History of the Union Between England and Scotland
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
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The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18
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An Essay at Removing National Prejudices Against a Union with Scotland. to Be Continued During the Treaty Here
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
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The History of the Kentish Petition
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
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The True-Born Englishman
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
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An Apology for the Army in a Short Essay on Fortitude, &C
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
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Memoirs of the Honourable Col. Andrew Newport
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
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Reflections Upon a Late Scandalous and Malicious Pamphlet Entitul'd, the Shortest Way with the Dissenters, or Proposals for the Establishment of the Church
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
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The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
Cover of The Villainy of Stock-Jobbers Detected, and the Causes of the Late Run Upon the Bank and Bankers Discovered and Considered
The Villainy of Stock-Jobbers Detected, and the Causes of the Late Run Upon the Bank and Bankers Discovered and Considered
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26
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Vindication of the Honour and Justice of His Majesty's Government
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27
Cover of An Account of the Proceedings Against the Rebels, and Other Prisoners, Tried Before the Lord Chief Justice Jefferies, and Other Judges, in the West of England, in 1685, for Taking Arms Under the Duke of Monmouth
An Account of the Proceedings Against the Rebels, and Other Prisoners, Tried Before the Lord Chief Justice Jefferies, and Other Judges, in the West of England, in 1685, for Taking Arms Under the Duke of Monmouth
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Robinson Crusoe Series

Complete

4 books (1719–1720)

Start with Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, the first of 4 books in the Robinson Crusoe series.

Start this series with Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

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Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1719Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Robinson Crusoe
1719Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner
1719Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1720Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

11 books (1705–1725)

Start with The Consolidator, the first of 11 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with The Consolidator

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1
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The Consolidator
1705Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal
1706Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
The King of Pirates
1719Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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Captain Singleton
1720Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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Memoirs of a Cavalier
1720Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
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A Journal of the Plague Year
1722Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
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Colonel Jack
1722Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
History of the Plague in London
1722Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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Moll Flanders
1722Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
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Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress
1724Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
The Pirate Gow
1725Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Daniel Defoe written?
Daniel Defoe has written 64 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1627 to 2024.
What is the first book in each Daniel Defoe series?
Here are the first books in Daniel Defoe's series: Anthologies: Classic Sea Stories; Collections: Selected Prose and Poetry; Non-Fiction: The Complete English Tradesman; Pamphlets/Essays: An Essay upon Projects; Robinson Crusoe: Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
What order should I read Daniel Defoe's books?
We recommend reading Daniel Defoe's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Daniel Defoe's series complete?
Daniel Defoe has 6 completed series.

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