Download or read book Writings on Travel, Discovery and History by Daniel Defoe, Part I Vol 2 written by W. R. Owens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Daniel Defoe's travel and historical writings reveal the range of his intellectual interests. His "Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain", which came out between 1724 and 1726, drew on Defoe's travels throughout England and Scotland - often as a political agent and spy.