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Works of Daniel Defoe: Moll Flanders: Part 1, Chapters 1 - 3

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Defoe, Daniel

Defoe, Daniel
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Moll Flanders: Part 1, Chapters 1 - 3

Part 1. The Amorous Adventures Of Moll Flanders

Author's Preface:

Defoe comments that there are so many novels and romances being published
that the concealment of Moll's true name will probably prevent many people
from believing that her story is true

Comment:

The novels and romances which Defoe talks about were not novels in the
sense that we use the term. The novel as a literary form did not come into
being until the appearance of Richardson's Pamela in 1740. This subject will
be dealt with more fully in the ...

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