Newgate Prison
The shadow of Newgate Prison looms over the book Moll Flanders just as the real building must have loomed over surrounding London. Moll starts her life in that cold place, and she comes pretty clos...
Women's Bodies and Money: Marriage/Love/Sex
Bodies, money, marriage, love, and sex… That's a lot to sort out, and in Moll Flanders, they're all related in surprising, sometimes confusing ways. Don't let this complication hold you back, tho...
Moll's Manifesto
But enough of Shmoop's opinions. Let's hear about this from the woman herself:In the next place, when a woman is thus left desolate and void of counsel, she is just like a bag of money or a jewel d...
The Mint
The Mint is an area near London that Moll moves to when her marriage to the linen-draper falls apart. Broke, desperate, and alone, she must hide from his creditors and figure out a way to get her h...
Lying, Fake Names, and Deceit
You can't turn the page in Moll Flanders without encountering some piece of deceit, whether it's a plain old fake name, a lie someone tells, or full-on criminal double-dealing. We'd document all th...