The Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731 creator text utu 2009 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The True-Born Englishman: A Satire" by Daniel Defoe is a satirical poem published in 1701 defending Dutch-born King William III against xenophobic attacks in England. The poem argues that the English nation itself was formed by waves of European immigrants—from Ancient Britons to Anglo-Saxons and Normans—making it absurd to despise foreigners. Defoe challenges his countrymen to recognize that "we are really all Foreigners our selves." The work became an instant bestseller and later influenced discussions on nationalism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True-Born_Englishman Release date is 2009-10-02 Produced by Steven Gibbs, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified National characteristics, English Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1689-1702 PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30159 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30159 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133704.0 30159