Moll Flanders
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Moll Flanders has claims to being the first English novel. It is the tale of 'the Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Who was Born in Newgate, and during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, and died a Penitent.' Racy, ironic, rich in realistic sociological detail, it is also a romance, with Moll in her quest for a familial paradise its charmed heroine.
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Defoe, D. (1987). Moll Flanders. Buccaneer Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1987. Moll Flanders. Buccaneer Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, Moll Flanders. Buccaneer Books, 1987.
MLA Citation (style guide)Defoe, Daniel. Moll Flanders. Buccaneer Books, 1987.
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