Daniel
Defoe's monument eclipses Blake's tombstone, which
is located beside it. I find it strange considering that
Blake has a bigger influence in arts and literature than
Defoe.
Defoe was known mainly for his two
novels, Robinson Crusoe and Moll
Flanders. A little known
fact is that he was a business journalist.
Defoe is the Alistair Darling of his
days. He used the media to sway opinions to be in favour
of the Anglo-Scottish union. In Scotland, he was a spy for
the English, and swapped sides in his articles to appease
both his English and Scottish readers.
He was a hack. Perhaps it is no coincidence
that Bloomberg is just down the road from his grave.
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Creative Vandals (February 2007)
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2007)
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