Daniel Defoe

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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

Beschreibung

Moll Flanders is the heroine of this racy, ironic, and romantic tale in the form of an autobiographical memoir. Abandoned at birth, brought up in the home of the kindly mayor of Conchester, she is seduced at an early age and enters a succession of marriages and liaisons -- culminating in a life of crime.

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Daniel Defoe (c. 1660 - 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts and was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him. Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works[4]-books, pamphlets, and journals-on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism[5] and economic journalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781434463265
• ISBN-10: 1434463265
• Artikelnr.: 24182750