Defoe's ‘£17,000’ Bankruptcy

We only have Daniel Defoe's word for the fact that, when he went bankrupt in 1692, it was for the sum of \~\17,000. Suggests that this was probably a wild exaggeration; and if so, his motive would have been to impress his friends with his heroic probity. (Quotes from original text)

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