Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe's famous eighteenth-century novel about a girl born in Newgate Gaol: "Twelve Year a Whore, Five Times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia" who"at last grew Riche, liv'd in Honest and died a Penitent" is brought to the stage in this rumbustious musical written by Claire Luckham.4 women, 5 men

About the author

Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Defoe, Paul Leigh, Claire Luckham, George Stiles
• Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780573080999
• ISBN: 978-0-573-08099-9
• No. of pages: 92
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 128 g
• Series: Acting Edition S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries