Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… to the charge of seditious libel for authoring The Shortest Way , Defoe cut a deal with the wily Tory politician, Robert Harley (1661-1724) that resulted in him writing in support of Harley’s moderate Tory politics, especially in his … that Harley’s support was insufficient. The relationship would always be an unequal one. Defoe’s relationship with Robert Harley was largely a productive and mutually beneficial one. Harley rescued Defoe from ignominy at a moment when …
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