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13) Daniel Defoe
Author
Series
Twayne's English authors ; 453
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
17) Moll Flanders
Author
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
A remarkable literary hybrid—part biography, part detective story—about the enduring figure of Robinson Crusoe
Where did Crusoe come from? Frank explores the intertwined lives of two real men, Daniel Defoe and Robert Knox, and the character and book that emerged from their peculiar conjunction.
January 1719. A man sits at a table, writing. Nearly sixty, Daniel Defoe is troubled with gout and mired in political controversy and legal
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