Published by Oxford University Press 1971 Paperback, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192815709 ISBN 13: 9780192815705
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
Condition: Fair. First published in 1722, MOLL FLANDERS is called the first social novel in English. It is the tale of the unfortunate Moll Flanders, forced into a life of prostitution and crime until fate bestows fortune upon her. Racy, ironic, rich in realistic sociological detail, it is also a tale of romance, with Moll in quest of a familial paradise where she can reside at its charmed center. 398 pages.