| Moll Flanders Contributor(s): Defoe, Daniel (Author), Woolf, Virginia (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375760105 ISBN-13: 9780375760105 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: Written in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. The story of Moll Flanders vividly illustrates Defoe's themes of social mobility and predestination, sin, redemption and reward. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1721 edition printed by Chetwood in London, the only edition approved by Defoe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002070141 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.60 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69794 Reading Level: 12.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 31.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written in a time when criminal biographies enjoyed great success, Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, and a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. The story of Moll Flanders vividly illustrates Defoe's themes of social mobility and predestination, sin, redemption and reward. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1721 edition printed by Chetwood in London, the only edition approved by Defoe. |