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Moll Flanders
     
Moll Flanders
the main character in the book The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, written in 1722 by Daniel Defoe. Moll tells the story of her marriages, sexual relationships, and crimes in an amusing way that makes the reader feel sympathy for her.
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