Moll Flanders

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

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

The Great War claimed many more victims long after the torn, corpse-strewn landscape of France and Flanders had healed.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He voices Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and Mr. Burns, among many other characters.
Married To Mr Burns: Life, Love, And Jealousy In The Music Of Judith Owen|Lloyd Grove|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This tapestry was woven in Flanders in about 1500 for a noble French client.
Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Edward had crossed the Channel to put an army ashore in Flanders.
The Day the Sea Ran Red: The Battle of Sluys|Dan Jones|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Flanders was overrun by the French, and Queen Philippa had been taken hostage in Ghent.
The Day the Sea Ran Red: The Battle of Sluys|Dan Jones|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In Flanders, he says, they would never attack with empty limbers behind them; they would wait till they were full up.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A pipe manufactory was established in Flanders about the middle of the last century.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Edward, while busily arranging 'to cross seas' to Flanders, was also pushing forward preparations for a 'Scottish War.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Consequently, each of my guns has to do the work which two and a half guns are doing in Flanders.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Mr. Arnold Bennett has just received a remarkable letter from a British marine who was recently landed on the coast of Flanders.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various