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The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders - in 2 volumes

The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders - in 2 volumes

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The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders - in 2 volumes

by Defoe, Daniel (1661-1731)

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Stratford upon Avon Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press ; Basil Blackwell, 1927. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spines uniformly sun-toned. The set remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: The Shakespeare Head Edition of the Novels and Selected Writings of Daniel Defoe. Physical description: 2 v. ; 23 cm. Notes: Vol. 2 also contains selected articles for 'Applebee's Journal' and 'The king of pirates'. Edition limited to 750 copies. Subjects: English literature 18th century; Defoe, Daniel; Literature in English.

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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.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Title
The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders - in 2 volumes
Author
Defoe, Daniel (1661-1731)
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Hardcover
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1st edition
Publisher
Stratford upon Avon Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press ; Basil Blackwell
Date Published
1927
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