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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140433139
ISBN-139780140433135
eBay Product ID (ePID)29016
Product Key Features
Book Titlemoll Flanders : the Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous moll Flanders
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Crime, Literary, Historical
Publication Year1989
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorDaniel Defoe
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"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
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal823.5
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisBorn 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., 'I grew as impudent a Thief, and as dexterous as ever Moll Cut-Purse was' Born and abandoned in Newgate Prison, Moll Flanders is forced to make her own way in life. She duly embarks on a career that includes husband-hunting, incest, bigamy, prostitution and pick-pocketing, until her crimes eventually catch up with her. One of the earliest and most vivid female narrators in the history of the English novel, Moll recounts her adventures with irresistible wit and candour--and enough guile that the reader is left uncertain whether she is ultimately a redeemed sinner or a successful opportunist. Based on the first edition of 1722, this volume includes a chronology, notes on currency and maps of London and Virginia in the late seventeenth century. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberPR3404
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- 14. Jun. 2023
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Hard to read due to excessive notes and underlining so am disappointed with the actual book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
