Moll Flanders
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · December 28, 2012
Moll, which she emphasizes is not her birth name, though she never does reveal what it was, is raised until she is teenager in America by a foster mother.
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- Who it’s for
- A classic shaped by reinvention, precarious security, and the costs of making a life.
- Genres
- The Classics, Historical Fiction, Feminist Fiction
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 28, 2012
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Moll, which she emphasizes is not her birth name, though she never does reveal what it was, is raised until she is teenager in America by a foster mother. She then gets a job as a household servant where she is loved by both of the families sons. The oldest convinces her to "act as if they where married" in bed, but then is unwilling to marry her, and pawns her off on his younger brother. She is then widowed, and leaves her children behind to begin a new life.
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She pretends to be a fortuned widow to attract a man that will marry her and provide her with security.
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A classic shaped by reinvention, precarious security, and the costs of making a life.
Come here for
- A heroine who keeps remaking herself around limited choices
- The uneasy bargain between marriage, money, and security
Expect
- A sustained narrative centered on vulnerability and self-preservation
- A candid look at marriage as a path to security
Where it sits
| The Classics | 55% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | 53% |
| Feminist Fiction | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Literary Fiction
- Authors
- Daniel Defoe
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 28, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics