The True-Born Englishman: A Satire by Daniel Defoe
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"The True-Born Englishman: A Satire" by Daniel Defoe is a satirical poem published in 1701 defending Dutch-born King William III against xenophobic attacks in England. The poem argues that the English nation itself was formed by waves of European immigrants—from Ancient Britons to Anglo-Saxons and Normans—making it absurd to despise foreigners. Defoe challenges his countrymen to recognize that "we are really all Foreigners our selves." The work became an instant bestseller and
later influenced discussions on nationalism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
|---|---|
| Title | The True-Born Englishman: A Satire |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True-Born_Englishman |
| Credits |
Produced by Steven Gibbs, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | National characteristics, English |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1689-1702 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 30159 |
| Release Date | Oct 2, 2009 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 604 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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