江户时代的日本实行闭关锁国政策，隔绝了日本人与外界交流和贸易的途径，仅仅保留了与中国和荷兰在长崎的贸易往来。由于日本的海禁政策和日本特殊的地理位置和自然原因，导致...

According to Wikipedia, Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. As a prolific...