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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll Flanders' 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 before her crimes catch up with her, and she is transported to the colony of Virginia.
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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 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous 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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John Mullan highlights how Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe captures the unpredictability of ambition and self-reinvention. The novel portrays a world where personal success comes with the risk of losing one's identity, fitting well with Defoe’s talent for dramatizing human opportunism.
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ISBN: 9780140433135
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 May 1989
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Edited by David Blewett
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 334g
Pages: 480
About the Author
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 satircal 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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