Background
David Fausett was born on November 19, 1950, in Hawera, New Zealand. He is the son of Nelson Arras Fausett, a pharmacist, and Norma Claire (Gilbert) Fausett, a homemaker.
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Writing the New World: Imaginary Voyages and Utopias of the Great Southern Land
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0815625863/?tag=2022091-20
1994
The Strange Surprising Sources of Robinson Crusoe
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9051837054/?tag=2022091-20
1994
Images Of The Antipodes In The Eighteenth Century. A Study in Stereotyping
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/905183814X/?tag=2022091-20
1995
David Fausett
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It is important to note, that in 1982 David attained Master of Arts degree, first class honors, graduating from the University of Auckland. Also, he continued his studies and in 1988 got Doctor of Philosophy degree at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, France.
Career
David Fausett works a specialist in the social history of European voyages of exploration, especially to Australia and the South Pacific. He has studied literary works in this light and edited two early novels in the tradition made famous by Daniel Defoe’s "Robinson Crusoe" and Jonathan Swift’s "Gulliver’s Travels".
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Quotes from others about the person
Jonathan Jeffrey in Library Journal noted: "One of Fausett’s important contributions is the chronicling of these often bizarre Austral utopias".
Connections
On November 26, 1976 David married Alison Lydia Peacock, an art teacher. On September 14, 1988 the couple divorced. David and Alison have one child, whose name is Ben.
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New Zealand
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1982
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1988