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The Review of English Studies 2001 52(206):227-232; doi:10.1093/res/52.206.227
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Defoe and King William: A Sceptical Enquiry

P. N. Furbank1 and W. R. Owens1

1 The Open University

A favourite theme of Defoe's was his friendship with William III. He hints that he actually helped in the drafting of William's Second Partition Treaty and kept some of the drafts in his possession. Defoe's story is riddled with contradictions. Thus it would appear he made some of the story up; which leads to the question, is it not just possible that he made it all up? The manuscript of some remarkable letters of advice to King William from William Paterson remained in the possession of the Defoe family until 1955. Could not Paterson's role of unofficial adviser to the king have given Defoe the idea of inventing a similar role for himself?


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