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Atalantis Major is a thinly veiled allegory describing the November 1710 election of the representative Scottish peers. The circumstances which surrounded this election were produced by the outcome of the previous month's General Election--a landslide for the Tories--and, to... Read Full Overview

Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 - 24 April 1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been... Read Full Overview

Atalantis Major by Daniel Defoe Atalantis Major is a thinly veiled allegory describing the November 1710 election of the representative Scottish peers. The circumstances which surrounded this election were produced by the outcome of the previous month's General Election--a landslide... Read Full Overview

Atalantis Major is a thinly veiled allegory describing the November 1710 election of the representative Scottish peers. The circumstances which surrounded this election were produced by the outcome of the previous month's General Election-a landslide for the Tories-and, to understand... Read Full Overview

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Delve into the turbulent world of early 18th-century British politics with Daniel Defoe's "Atalantis Major," a sharp political satire disguised as a series of scandalous pamphlets. A key historical document from the reign of Queen Anne, this work offers a fascinating glimpse... Read Full Overview