About the Book
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 and power in Defoe's newly individualistic society.
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Fiction,
Criminals,
Women,
Children of prisoners,
British,
Prostitutes,
Repentance,
Social life and customs,
English Picaresque literature,
English Adventure stories,
Exile (Punishment),
Accessible book,
OverDrive,
Literature,
The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders,
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5 editions First published in 1750
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1750, Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, London
The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders, who was born in Newgate, ... |
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1761, chez Nourse
Memoires et avantures de Madlle. Moll Flanders, ecrits par elle-meme. Traduit de l'anglois
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in French
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1776, printed for the editor; and sold by F. Noble, and T. Lowndes
The history of Lætitia Atkins, vulgarly called Moll. Flanders. Published by Mr. Daniel Defoe. And from papers found since his decease, it appears greatly altered by himself; and from the said papers, the present work is produced
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in English
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History Created October 15, 2009 · 12 revisions
| November 4, 2011 | Edited by EdwardBot | remove 'in fiction' subjects |
| October 18, 2011 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
| October 14, 2011 | Edited by EdwardBot | remove duplicate authors |
| October 10, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| October 15, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |