Moll Flanders: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Revised Edition Contributor(s): Defoe, Daniel (Author), Blewett, David (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140433139 ISBN-13: 9780140433135 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1989 Annotation: Moll Flanders is born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later. Her drive to find a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution, and a resourceful career as a thief, before she is returned to Newgate. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1390 |
Series: Penguin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.1" W x 7.82" (0.73 lbs) 480 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 69794 Reading Level: 12.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 31.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'I grew as impudent a Thief, and as dexterous as ever Moll Cut-Purse was' Born and abandoned in Newgate Prison, Moll Flanders is forced to make her own way in life. She duly embarks on a career that includes husband-hunting, incest, bigamy, prostitution and pick-pocketing, until her crimes eventually catch up with her. One of the earliest and most vivid female narrators in the history of the English novel, Moll recounts her adventures with irresistible wit and candour--and enough guile that the reader is left uncertain whether she is ultimately a redeemed sinner or a successful opportunist. Based on the first edition of 1722, this volume includes a chronology, notes on currency and maps of London and Virginia in the late seventeenth century. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |