The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
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- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
25 May 1989
Summary
Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll’s drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief (‘the greatest Artist of my time’) before she is apprehended and returned to Newgate. If Moll Flanders is on one level a Puritan’s tale of sin and repentance, through self-made, self-reliant Moll its rich subtext conveys all the paradoxes and amoralities of the struggle for property a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140433135 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140433139 |
| Author: | Daniel Defoe, David Blewett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 May 1989 |
| Weight: | 346g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“The brilliance of Moll Flanders, and of the best of Defoe’s other novels, is that they dramatize the uncertainty that goes with the opportunism, and show us a world in which, if you can make yourself, you can lose yourself too.” –from the Introduction by John Mullan
About The Author
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (c.1660-1731), one of the most famous writers in English literature, was born in London, the son of James Foe, a butcher. It was Daniel who changed his name to De Foe or Defoe in about 1705. He was interested in politics and opposed King James II. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and William III was on the throne, Defoe became one of his personal friends. He became a writer for the government and a satirical writer on various social issues of the time. He turned to full time writing after hearing the inspirational story of a sailor who was rescued after living alone on a desert island in the Pacific, the result being his first novel ROBINSON CRUSOE. Several other adventure stories followed, including MOLL FLANDERS.
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