Daniel Defoe, The Family Instructor (1718), Dialogue 3, Part II, vol. ii.
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I have taught my little master to know his letters and spell a little, as well as I could, out of my Bible; for they have given him neither horn-book nor primmer.''
— Daniel Defoe on Hornbook
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About Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
About Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
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