Moll Flanders
Published on 1. November 1981
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-19-281570-5 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1722, MOLL FLANDERS is called the first social novel in English. It is the tale of the unfortunate Moll Flanders, forced into a life of prostitution and crime until fate bestows fortune upon her. Racy, ironic, rich in realistic sociological detail, it is also a tale of romance, with Moll in quest of a familial paradise where she can reside at its charmed center.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
ISBN-13
978-0-19-281570-5 (9780192815705)
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03/1998
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€7.42
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