by Daniel Defoe · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140433135
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«Moll Flanders» is the novel by Daniel Defoe, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (480 pages, in English).
Moll Flanders narrates the life of a woman born in Newgate Prison who struggles to make her way in a hostile world. After five failed marriages, poverty drives her to crime. Written as a fictional autobiography, the novel follows its protagonist with irony and offers a critique of the society of her time.
This edition, edited by David Blewett, is based on the first edition of 1722 and includes a chronology, notes on currency, and maps of London and Virginia.
A reference work for readers of English literary classics and historical fiction.
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724). He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.
