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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- Authors:
- Defoe, Daniel
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781857150322
- Number of Pages:
- 296
- Publication Date:
- 26/09/1991
- Publisher:
- Everyman
- Year Published:
- 1991
- Publication Date:
- 26/09/1991
- Imprint:
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Series:
- Everyman's Library CLASSICS
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781857150322