{"product_id":"9781593082161","title":"Moll Flanders (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoll Flanders\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most determined, energetic, and lusty heroines in all of English literature, Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders will do anything to avoid poverty. Born in Newgate Prison, she was for twelve years a whore, five times a wife (once to her own brother), twelve years a thief, and eight years a transported felon in Virginia before finally escaping from the life of immorality and wickedness imposed on her by society. She is as much a survivor, and just as resourceful, as Defoe’s other great literary creation, Robinson Crusoe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated as \"a masterpiece of characterization” by E. M. Forster, \u003ci\u003eMoll Flanders\u003c\/i\u003e is both a cunning examination of social morés and a hugely entertaining story filled with scandalous sexual and criminal adventures. In Moll, Defoe created a character of limitless interest, in spite of her unconcealed ethical shortcomings. Taking Moll through the echelons of eighteenth-century English society, Defoe seldom moralizes as he champions the personal qualities of self-reliance, perseverance, and hard work—even when it takes the form of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Seidel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Jesse and George Siegel Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. He has written widely on eighteenth-century literature, especially on satire and on the early novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031131865328,"sku":"9781593082161","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082161_p0.jpg?v=1763808344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082161","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}