{"product_id":"moll-flanders-hardcover-1","title":"Moll Flanders - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders\u003c\/em\u003e (commonly known as simply \u003cem\u003e\"Moll Flanders\"\u003c\/em\u003e) is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefoe wrote this after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/em\u003e in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party leaders with whom he had been associated; Robert Walpole was beginning his rise, and Defoe was never fully at home with the Walpole group. Defoe's Whig views are nevertheless evident in the story of Moll, and the novel's full title gives some insight into this and the outline of the plot: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Etc. 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. Written from her own Memorandums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the auhor: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Defoe (c.1659 - 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as one of the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extent and particulars of Defoe's writing in the period from the Tory fall in 1714 to the publication of \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/em\u003e in 1719 is widely contested. Defoe comments on the tendency to attribute author-less tracts to him in his self-vindicatory \u003cem\u003eAppeal to Honour and Justice\u003c\/em\u003e (1715), a defence of his part in Harley's Tory ministry (1710-14). Other works that are thought to anticipate his novelistic career include: \u003cem\u003eThe Family Instructor\u003c\/em\u003e (1715), an immensely successful conduct manual on religious duty; \u003cem\u003eMinutes of the Negotiations of Monsr. Mesnager\u003c\/em\u003e (1717), in which he impersonates Nicolas Mesnager, the French plenipotentiary who negotiated the Treaty of Utrecht (1713); and \u003cem\u003eA Continuation of the Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy\u003c\/em\u003e (1718), a satire on European politics and religion, professedly written by a Muslim in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1719 to 1724, Defoe published the novels for which he is now famous (see below). In the final decade of his life, he also wrote conduct manuals, including \u003cem\u003eReligious Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e (1722), \u003cem\u003eThe Complete English Tradesman\u003c\/em\u003e (1726), and \u003cem\u003eThe New Family Instructor\u003c\/em\u003e (1727). He published a number of books decrying the breakdown of the social order, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Great Law of Subordination Considered\u003c\/em\u003e (1724) and \u003cem\u003eEverybody's Business is Nobody's Business\u003c\/em\u003e (1725), and works on the supernatural, like \u003cem\u003eThe Political History of the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e (1726), \u003cem\u003eA System of Magick\u003c\/em\u003e (1726), and \u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions\u003c\/em\u003e (1727). His works on foreign travel and trade include \u003cem\u003eA General History of Discoveries and Improvements\u003c\/em\u003e (1727) and \u003cem\u003eAtlas Maritimus and Commercialis\u003c\/em\u003e (1728). Perhaps his greatest achievement alongside the novels is the magisterial \u003cem\u003eA tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain\u003c\/em\u003e (1724-27), which provided a panoramic survey of British trade on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Defoe died on April 24, 1731.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moll Flanders\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732890685503,"sku":"9798889420378","price":55.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d35c0eff5f719dd0298834b8dc97cbd8.webp?v=1765134023","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/moll-flanders-hardcover-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}