The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Who Was Born In Newgate, and
During a Life of Continu'd Variety For Threescore Years, Besides Her Childhood,
Was 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,
At Last Grew Rich, Liv'd Honest, and Died a Penitent
By Daniel Defoe
Ultra-Condensed by Samuel Stoddard
(Moll Flanders is born in NEWGATE. Throughout her life, she has FORTUNES
and MISFORTUNES and a CHILDHOOD. She becomes a WHORE. She gets married
FIVE TIMES [once to her own BROTHER]. She becomes a THIEF. She is exiled to
Virginia as a FELON. She gets RICH. She lives HONEST. She dies
PENITENT.)
THE END
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