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    Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be"
    Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be"
    Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be"
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    Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be"

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    Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Born around 1660, he was also a journalist, a pamphleteer, a businessman, a spy. His life was long and colourful, and the breadth of his work, still highly regarded, is infused with similar vigour. It is said that only the bible has been printed in more languages than Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is also noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel. He was extremely prolific and a very versatile writer, producing several hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism though was made bankrupt on more on one occasion and usually mired in debt. In later life Defoe was often most seen on Sundays when bailiffs and the like could legally make no move on him. Allegedly it was whilst hiding from creditors that he died on April 24th, 1731. He was interred in Bunhill Fields, London.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA Word To The Wise
    Release dateJul 1, 2017
    ISBN9781787374256
    Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be"
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    Daniel Defoe

    Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English novelist, pamphleteer, journalist and political agent. He is best known for his novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, and for his Journal of the Plague Year.

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      Dickory Cronke, The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder - Daniel Defoe

      Dickory Cronke by Daniel Defoe

      THE DUMB PHILOSOPHER, OR, GREAT BRITAIN'S WONDER

      Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Born around 1660, he was also a journalist, a pamphleteer, a businessman, a spy. His life was long and colourful, and the breadth of his work, still highly regarded, is infused with similar vigour.

      It is said that only the bible has been printed in more languages than Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is also noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel. He was extremely prolific and a very versatile writer, producing several hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism though was made bankrupt on more on one occasion and usually mired in debt.

      In later life Defoe was often most seen on Sundays when bailiffs and the like could legally make no move on him.  Allegedly it was whilst hiding from creditors that he died on April 24th, 1731. He was interred in Bunhill Fields, London.

      Index of Contents

      PREFACE

      DICKORY CRONKE

      PART I - A faithful and very surprising Account how Dickory Cronke, a Tinner's son, in the County of Cornwall, was born Dumb, and continued so for Fifty- eight years; and how, some days before he died, he came to his Speech; with Memoirs of his Life, and the Manner of his Death.

      PART II - A Declaration of his Faith and Principles in Religion; with a Collection of Select Meditations, composed in his Retirement.

      PART III - His Prophetical Observations upon the Affairs of Europe, more particularly of Great Britain, from 1720 to 1729.  The whole extracted from his Original Papers, and confirmed by unquestionable Authority.

      A LETTER FROM OXFORD

      AN ELEGY, IN MEMORY OF DICKORY CRONKE, THE DUMB PHILOSOPHER

      EPITAPH - PAUPER UBIQUE JACET

      DANIEL DEFOE – A SHORT BIOGRAPHY

      DANIEL DEFOE – A CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY

      PREFACE

      The formality of a preface to this little book might have been very well omitted, if it were not to gratify the curiosity of some inquisitive people, who, I foresee, will be apt to make objections against the reality of the narrative.

      Indeed the public has too often been imposed upon by fictitious stories, and some of a very late date, so that I think myself obliged by the usual respect which is paid to candid and impartial readers, to acquaint them, by way of introduction, with what they are to expect, and what they may depend upon, and yet with this caution too, that it is an indication of ill nature or ill manners, if not both, to pry into a secret that is industriously concealed.

      However, that there may be nothing wanting on my part, I do hereby assure the reader, that the papers from whence the following sheets were extracted, are now in town, in the custody of a person of unquestionable reputation, who, I will be bold to say, will not only be ready, but proud, to produce them upon a good occasion, and that I think is as much satisfaction as the nature of this case requires.

      As to the performance, it can signify little now to make an apology upon that account, any farther than this, that if the reader pleases he may take notice that what he has now before him was collected from a large bundle of papers, most of which were writ in shorthand, and very ill-digested.  However, this may be relied upon, that though the language is something altered, and now and then a word thrown in to help the expression, yet strict care has been taken to speak the author's mind, and keep as close as possible to the meaning of the original.  For the design, I think there is nothing need be said in vindication of that. Here is a dumb philosopher introduced to a wicked and degenerate generation, as a proper emblem of virtue and morality; and if the world could be persuaded to look upon him with candour and impartiality, and then to

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