Daniel Defoe

300 years of ‘The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe’

23 April 2019
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Anniversaries, Manuscript Collection, Rare Book Collection

Daniel Defoe’s castaway tale, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, was first published 300 years ago on 25th April 1719, Defoe’s debut… Read More »300 years of ‘The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe’

Considerations Upon the Union… “from the will and humour of the people”

As we approach the fevered climax of the Scottish independence referendum, we thought it would be interesting to compare this situation with the debate surrounding… Read More »Considerations Upon the Union… “from the will and humour of the people”

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