The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton — Daniel Defoe

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a Daniel Defoe novel partly inspired by the exploits of English pirate Henry Every. The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies who eventually makes his way to sea. Daniel Foe was an English trader, writer, journalist and spy. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals.