The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complemented with the Biography of the AuthorBy Daniel Defoe
Length20h 39m
About this audiobook
Daniel Defoe's The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is a landmark of early eighteenth-century prose fiction, presented as the candid life narrative of a woman born in Newgate who survives by wit, seduction, marriage, theft, and reinvention. Its plain, documentary style, poised between criminal confession, moral tract, and picaresque adventure, gives Moll's turbulent career both immediacy and ambiguity. In an illustrated edition, the visual material can sharpen the novel's vivid sense of urban life, social peril, and theatrical self-fashioning. Defoe, journalist, pamphleteer, merchant, and sometime political prisoner, brought to fiction an acute knowledge of commerce, law, dissenting morality, and the precariousness of reputation. His own experiences of bankruptcy, imprisonment, and public controversy inform the novel's fascination with economic necessity and moral compromise. Writing in a period of expanding print culture and social mobility, Defoe transformed sensational materials into a searching study of survival in a market-driven world. This book is highly recommended to readers interested in the origins of the English novel, women's agency under constraint, and the uneasy alliance between repentance and ambition. Moll Flanders remains provocative, entertaining, and intellectually rewarding.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (96K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, Mystery and Thriller
Length20 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6Novel
7MOLL FLANDERS
8Preface
9Volume I (pt. 1)
10Volume I (pt. 2)
11Volume I (pt. 3)
12Volume II (pt. 1)
13Volume II (pt. 2)
14Volume II (pt. 3)
15Biography
16DANIEL DEFOEby William Minto
17Preface.
18Chapter 1. Defoe’s Youth and Early Pursuits.
19Chapter 2. King William’s Adjutant.
20Chapter 3. A Martyr to Dissent?
21Chapter 4. The Review of the Affairs of France.
22Chapter 5. The Advocate of Peace and Union.
23Chapter 6. Dr. Sacheverell, and the Change of Government.
24Chapter 7. Difficulties in Re-changing Sides.
25Chapter 8. Later Journalistic Labours.
26Chapter 9. The Place of Defoe’s Fictions in His Life.
27Chapter 10. His Mysterious End.
28Analysis
29Reflection
30Memorable Quotes
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