A spectacular book by Defoe, it narrates the poignant story of Moll. Born in prison, she spends her early childhood as a servant. During the various stages of h

A spectacular book by Defoe, it narrates the poignant story of Moll. Born in prison, she spends her early childhood as a servant. During the various stages of h

'Gamesters and Highwaymen are generally very good to their Whores, but they are very Devils to their Wives.' With The Beggar's Opera (1728), John Gay created on

‘A General History of the Pyrates’ is a captivating account of some of history’s most notorious pirates. The author, writing as Captain Charles Johnson, b

I would like to make myself the heroine of this story and my character to be noble—an innocent victim led astray. But alas, sir, I would be lying… In prison