"The Lay-Man's Sermon upon the Late Storm" by Daniel Defoe is a pamphlet from the 1700s that connects a big storm in England to what the author sees as the country's bad behavior and politics. Defoe thinks the storm is a sign that God is unhappy with the nation because people are fighting and not getting along. He uses the storm as a way to talk about the problems in politics at the time, suggesting that everyone needs to be more understanding and work together. The author criticizes the strong feelings of different political groups, saying they should think about how their actions affect the whole country. Defoe wants people to realize they need to be united to make things better for everyone and to win back God's approval. The pamphlet mixes religion and politics, looking at moral questions and asking people to think about how they can improve the country.
The Lay-Man's Sermon upon the Late Storm Held forth at an Honest Coffee-House-Conventicle
By Daniel Defoe
Witness a nation's reckoning as a devastating storm exposes its moral and political fault lines, demanding unity and repentance.
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About the AuthorDaniel Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, 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 seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
Daniel Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, 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 seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
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