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Moll Flanders

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noun

  1. (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders ) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.


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He began his career in television, for which he adapted such novels as Cider with Rosie, David Copperfield and Moll Flanders.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2018

Try describing a pub for yourself, without resorting to cultural shortcuts – Marlowe, Moll Flanders, Peggy Mitchell, Withnail, Shaun of the Dead – and likely you will wind up describing what it isn’t.

From The Guardian Oct. 13, 2015

Moll Flanders by Daniel DefoeMoll has separated from dodgy but charming Jemy, her "Gentleman" husband, but sees him again in the company of two other men.

From The Guardian May 18, 2012

Here’s how Moll Flanders described being busted: “I was attack’d by two Wenches that came open mouth’d at me just as I was going out at the Door.”

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2011

The raw materials of several of Defoe's elaborate tales, such as Moll Flanders and Colonel Jack, are to be found in the columns of Mist's and Applebee's.

From Daniel Defoe by Minto, William

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