Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. - Daniel Defoe is best known as the writer of those novel: - Robinson Crusoe (1719) and - Moll Flanders (1722).
• The Main theme of the Robinson Crusoe is The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures. The moral of the story of Robinson Crusoe is that a person can succeed against all odds with the right combination of hard work, planning, thrift, resourcefulness, and religious faith.
• The important character of Robinson Crusoe: - Friday, - Xury, - The Spaniard, - The Portuguese Captain.
Source: Robinson Crusoe and Encyclopedia of Britannica.