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Original Title:	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. Who Was Born in Newgate, and During a Life of Continu’d Variety for Threescore Years, Besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, Five Times a Wife (Whereof Once to her Own Brother), Twelve
ISBN:	1853260738 (ISBN13: 9781853260735)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Moll Flanders
Setting:	London, England(United Kingdom) Newgate Prison(United Kingdom) Virginia(United States) …more Georgia(United States) Bath, Somerset, England(United Kingdom) …less

Moll Flanders Paperback | Pages: 339 pages

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Title	:	Moll Flanders
Author	:	Daniel Defoe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 339 pages
Published	:	October 5th 1993 by Wordsworth Editions (first published 1722)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction. 18th Century. European Literature. British Literature. Novels

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The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (aka Moll Flanders) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated (Robert Walpole was beginning his rise). Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe's Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll. The novel's full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot: "The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. Who was Born in Newgate, & during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, & died a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums."

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Ever wondered what the significance of Ned Flander's wife's name on the Simpons?Moll Flanders is about a woman that not only fell on hard times, but is a strong, self asserted woman that uses any possible wiles to survive in a time when women were still nothing more than trinkets. She goes from reputable, to the London street slum, to accidentally marrying her brother, to living a long life with one that she loves.Far beyond its time, Moll Flanders is a classic. Hard to read at times, as is most



I enjoyed the last part most. 50-year-old extraordinarily skilled/lucky con-woman working in late 17th century London? Yes please. That said, I wasn't a fan of the writing style (although I grew used to it.) It oftentimes reads more like a summary than a novel, neglecting the fleshing out of setting and characters almost entirely. (I guess this stood out to me in particular since I read this right after Jane Eyre.)

3 things I liked about this book:1. Moll's distinctive character and voice2. Her ability to turn almost any situation into a positive, eventually (Moll Flanders wobbles, but she never falls down!)3. How the book highlighted the difficult positions a woman could be left in during this period as a result of, for example, becoming widowed with children, not having a husband/family to support her, having illegitimate children, or being married and thus all personal property legally belonging to the

My first thoughts on the reason why I disliked this book were that it was because of the old style of writing, but considering Shakespeare, Marlowe, Ford and Cervantes all provided enjoyable works before Defoe was on the scene, I therefore must look to the writer's skill as a fault in itself.I don't believe 'Moll Flanders' to be a well crafted story. This is mainly due to the fact that the protagonist's many displays of 'dumb luck' leave an air of contrivance which contaminates the entire novel.

When I was younger, I was a smart girl but not smart enough to get a full scholarship to college. My parents were poor, so any help from them was out of the question. I knew I had to make it on my own. So, I worked three jobs during my freshman year. I worked at White Castle, I typed stuff for attorneys, and I did another job that I have never told anyone about until now. I was Mrs. Claus. I worked for a company that had dozens of Mrs. Clauses who would call children during the holiday season. I

Whew! While she did have bad luck along the way, this woman did whatever it took to survive in England in the 1700s, including thievery, prostitution, and lying. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to root for or against her!