Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
ISBN: 0404079172
ISBN-13: 9780404079178
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Defoe's 1722 novel about a spirited and oddly appealing ex-prostitute and thief, now reformed, is not only a disturbingly realistic look at London's underworld, but one of the first works of fiction to explore the interior consciousness of its main character.
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"Moll Flanders has a spirit that loves to breast the storm. She delights in the exercise of her own powers." -- Virginia Woolf
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ams Pr Inc
Published date: 1995
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