According to Paula R. Backscheider, "in the early 1690s Daniel Defoe invested in highly speculative ventures such as civet cats and a diving bell." Evidently, Defoe lost a large sum of his fortune to these ventures.
What I want to know is. . .
what is a civet cat?
And how could this creature be considered an investment? Do they dive for fish or something?
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PS- It turns out a civet cat may be a cousin to the racoon or one of these.
Dude, Defoe. Did you think the civet cat would be sweeping the nation with its popularity as a house pet? Dude.
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