
Moll Flanders
Daniel Defoe(Author)
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 10. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-19-280535-5 (ISBN)
Description
'Twelve Year a Whore, fives 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, and died a Penitent'
So the title page of this extraordinary novel describes the career of the woman known as Moll Flanders, whose real name we never discover. And so, in a tour-de-force of writing by the businessman, political satirist, and spy Daniel Defoe, Moll tells her own story, a vivid and racy tale of a woman's experience in the seamy side of life in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England and America. Born in Newgate prison, and seduced in the home of her adoptive family, she learns to live off her wits, defying the traditional depiction of women as helpless victims. First published in 1722, and one of the earliest novels in the English language, its account of opportunism, endurance, and survival speaks as strongly to us today as it did to its original readers.
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So the title page of this extraordinary novel describes the career of the woman known as Moll Flanders, whose real name we never discover. And so, in a tour-de-force of writing by the businessman, political satirist, and spy Daniel Defoe, Moll tells her own story, a vivid and racy tale of a woman's experience in the seamy side of life in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England and America. Born in Newgate prison, and seduced in the home of her adoptive family, she learns to live off her wits, defying the traditional depiction of women as helpless victims. First published in 1722, and one of the earliest novels in the English language, its account of opportunism, endurance, and survival speaks as strongly to us today as it did to its original readers.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Readers and students of eighteenth-century literature, classic fiction, Daniel Defoe, women's literature, and those interested in the development of the novel.
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
3 maps
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280535-5 (9780192805355)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Daniel Defoe | G. A. Starr | Linda Bree
Moll Flanders
E-Book
02/2011
OUP eBook
€3.49
Available for download

Daniel Defoe | G. A. Starr | Linda Bree
Moll Flanders
E-Book
02/2011
OUP eBook
€3.49
Available for download
Previous edition

Daniel Defoe | Linda Bree | G. A. Starr
Moll Flanders
Book
02/2009
Oxford University Press
€7.66
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Persons
G. A. Starr is Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. Linda Bree is Editorial Director, Arts and Literature, at Cambridge University Press.
Author
Editor
Professor of English, University of California, Berkeley
Editorial Director, Arts and Literature, Cambridge University Press