Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe
"Moll Flanders," by Daniel Defoe, was published in 1722. A woman named Elizabeth Atkins may have been the inspiration for the character of Moll Flanders.
Moll Flanders
It is very rarely that early English literature presents us with a memorable heroine. With the exception of Shakespeare and a couple of others, truly exceptional female characters were few and far between, until women themselves started writing with more frequency during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, quite to the contrary of this trend, Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders presents a heroine who is intelligent, resourceful, and capable.
It is very rarely that early English literature presents us with a memorable heroine. With the exception of Shakespeare and a couple of others, truly exceptional female characters were few and far between, until women themselves started writing with more frequency during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, quite to the contrary of this trend, Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders presents a heroine who is intelligent, resourceful, and capable.
Books About Daniel Defoe
(1660-1731) Daniel Defoe is famous was a English novelist, journalist and pamphleteer, famous for "Robinson Crusoe," "Moll Flanders," "Memoirs of a Cavalier," and many other works. He was one of the founders of the English novel. Read more about the life and works of Daniel Defoe.
(1660-1731) Daniel Defoe is famous was a English novelist, journalist and pamphleteer, famous for "Robinson Crusoe," "Moll Flanders," "Memoirs of a Cavalier," and many other works. He was one of the founders of the English novel. Read more about the life and works of Daniel Defoe.
Moll Flanders
Defoe presents "Moll Flanders" in the guise of an autobiography, written by a woman of advanced years. Defoe was adroit at creating a narrative, relaying the details of this life from a woman's point of view. Read more about "Moll Flanders."
Defoe presents "Moll Flanders" in the guise of an autobiography, written by a woman of advanced years. Defoe was adroit at creating a narrative, relaying the details of this life from a woman's point of view. Read more about "Moll Flanders."
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Read "Moll Flanders," by Daniel Defoe.
Read "Moll Flanders," by Daniel Defoe.