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Defoe or De Foe, Daniel

Defoe or De Foe, Daniel (difō') [key], 1660?–1731, English writer, b. London.

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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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