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导演:Daniel Defoe
Moll Flanders which is a contraction of "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders" is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. This purportedly true story, recorded by English author Daniel Defoe, tells of the strange life of Moll Flanders, a woman who lives in sin and wickedness, surviving only on her beauty, cleverness, and deceit. Finding herself in the role of mistress or kept woman, or alternatively married to a man that she does not love, Moll seduces various men and resorts to thievery to pay her way before eventually repenting for her sins at the end of her life. the novel describes Moll that "Born in Newgate … Twelve Year a Whore, Five times a Wife, Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, and died a Penitent."As one of the earliest picaresque novels in English, Moll Flanders has both captivated and shocked countless readers since it was first published. An excellent candidate for classroom use, this classic of 18th-century fiction will entertain and enlighten general readers as well.