Background of writer of Robinson Cruso

Defoe lived in an era when British capitalism began to develop on a large scale. In 1702, he was arrested and sentenced three times for publishing "A Shortcut to the Elimination of Different Denominations", which satirized the government's religious policies. After his release from prison, he worked as an editor in the press and wrote a number of political and economic pamphlets, and was arrested three times for his remarks. In 1719, Defoe published his first novel, Robinson Crusoe.