Order of Daniel Defoe Books

Daniel Defoe was an English author best known for writing Roinson Crusoe. That book was originally published in 1719 and has been translated more times than any other book except for the Bible.

In addition to his work as a writer, Defoe also was known for his work as a trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He wrote over three hundred works in his career if you include pamphlets and journals. Daniel is considered to be a pioneer in the world of business journalism and economic journalism. Defoe died in April of 1731. Many believe that he was hiding from his creditors at the time.

Publication Order of Robinson Crusoe Books

The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner	(1719)
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe	(1719)
Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe	(1719)
Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe	(1720)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Consolidator	(1705)
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal	(1706)
The King of Pirates	(1719)
Captain Singleton	(1720)
Memoirs of a Cavalier	(1720)
Moll Flanders	(1722)
Colonel Jack	(1722)
History of the Plague in London	(1722)
A Journal of the Plague Year	(1722)
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress	(1724)
The Pirate Gow	(1725)

Publication Order of Collections

Selected Prose and Poetry	(1968)
Short Works of Daniel Defoe	(2008)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Complete English Tradesman	(1627)
The Master Mercury	(1704)
The Family Instructor	(1715)
A General History of the Pyrates	(1724)
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain	(1724)
The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard	(1724)
A Plan of the English Commerce	(1726)
The Political History of the Devil	(1726)
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell	(1904)
Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722	(1997)
Chronicles and Characters of the Stock Exchange	(2008)
A Tour Through England and Wales - Volume I.	(2008)
Mother Ross	(2011)
A Treatise Concerning the Use and Abuse of the Marriage Bed	(2017)
Religious Courtship	(2018)
An Ecclesiastical History of Scotland	(2019)
The Storm	(2019)

Publication Order of Pamphlets/Essays

An Essay upon Projects	(1697)
Conjugal Lewdness, or Matrimonial Whoredom	(1727)
An Essay On The History And Reality Of Apparitions	(1727)
Augusta Triumphans	(1728)
A Letter to the Dissenters	(1731)
The True-Born Englishman and Other Writings	(1997)
An Essay on the Original of Literature	(2007)
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.	(2010)
An essay upon loans	(2010)
The Defection Farther Consider'd	(2010)
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.	(2011)
The Evident Advantages to Great Britain and Its Allies from the Approaching War	(2012)
A Collection of the Writings of the Author of the True-Born English-Man	(2013)
The History of the Union Between England and Scotland	(2015)
Mere Nature Delineated	(2015)
The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations	(2015)
Faults on Both Sides, Or, an Essay Upon the Original Cause Progress and Mischievous Consequences of the Factions in This Nation	(2015)
An Essay at Removing National Prejudices Against a Union with Scotland. to Be Continued During the Treaty Here	(2016)
The History of the Kentish Petition	(2016)
The True-Born Englishman	(2017)
An Apology for the Army in a Short Essay on Fortitude, &C	(2018)
Memoirs of the Honourable Col. Andrew Newport	(2018)
The Villainy of Stock-Jobbers Detected, and the Causes of the Late Run Upon the Bank and Bankers Discovered and Considered	(2018)
Reflections Upon a Late Scandalous and Malicious Pamphlet Entitul'd, the Shortest Way with the Dissenters, or Proposals for the Establishment of the Church	(2018)
Vindication of the Honour and Justice of His Majesty's Government	(2018)
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters	(2018)
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	(2019)

If You Like Daniel Defoe Books, You’ll Love…

• Charles Dickens
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• Mark Twain

Robinson Crusoe is the original tale of a castaway as he struggles to survive alone on an island. After his ship wrecks, Robinson is the only survivor who washes up on a desert island. He chronicles his battle to stay alive as he deals with isolation and makes his own shelter and clothing. However, he’s not alone on this island as he needs to fight off cannibals and mutineers. He also becomes friendly with a native islander named Friday who helps him in his adventure. The classic story follows Crusoe as he makes the transformation from a lone survivor to a self-sufficient master.

Defoe is also the author of Moll Flanders. This book is the story of a working girl who is trying to find the right man to settle down with. She lives on the banks of the Thames which was a very tough place to live in the early 18th century. She proceeds to find multiple husbands in the story. The book was praised for having such a strong and bold heroine that wasn’t chaste or girly, unlike other ladies in writing of that era.