Moll Flanders

By: Daniel Defoe

Narrated by: Jan Francis

Daniel Defoe's classic satire, read by Jan Francis.

Defoe's rumbustious story (a faux autobiography) tells the tale of Moll Flanders - her seductions, marriages and liaisons, and her journey to her mother in Virginia, where it becomes clear that Moll has, without realising, married her own brother. Our resourceful heroine goes to and from America meeting (and sometimes marrying) highwaymen, pickpockets, and dastardly rogues in a wonderful picaresque romp that is one of the most enjoyable and enduring classic novels.

(P) Hodder and Stoughton Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Defoe's influence on the evolution of the English novel was enormous, and many regard him as the first true novelist." (The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature)