The Storm
"The Storm" (1704) is a founding document of modern journalism. It tells of the events of November 1703, when a hurricane struck Britain. It is composed of verbatim eyewitness accounts, solicited from survivors through a newspaper advertisement that Defoe placed shortly after the hurricane struck.
This account remains a required reading for journalism students to this day.
Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was and English writer and spy. His most famous novel, "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), is one of the earliest novels ever written, making Defoe a founding figure of the English novel. He is also remembered for his "Moll Flanders" (1722) and "Journal of the Plague Year" (1722), which remains a required reading for journalism students to this day, side-by-side with the non-fiction account of "The Storm" (1704). He wrote more than three hundred books, pamphlets and journals in his lifetime and was often in trouble with the authorities.
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This account remains a required reading for journalism students to this day.
Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was and English writer and spy. His most famous novel, "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), is one of the earliest novels ever written, making Defoe a founding figure of the English novel. He is also remembered for his "Moll Flanders" (1722) and "Journal of the Plague Year" (1722), which remains a required reading for journalism students to this day, side-by-side with the non-fiction account of "The Storm" (1704). He wrote more than three hundred books, pamphlets and journals in his lifetime and was often in trouble with the authorities.
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe, né vers **1660** à Londres et mort en **1731**, est un écrivain, journaliste et pamphlétaire anglais, souvent considéré comme l’un des pères du roman moderne. Aventurier dans l’âme, il a exercé de nombreux métiers (commerçant, espion, éditeur) avant de se consacrer à l’écriture. Son œuvre la plus célèbre, *Robinson Crusoé* (1719), s’inspire de l’histoire vraie d’un naufragé et a donné naissance à un genre littéraire : la **robinsonnade**. Defoe a marqué la littérature par son réalisme et sa capacité à mêler aventure et réflexion philosophique.
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