The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll FlandersBorn in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll's drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief ('the greatest Artist of my time') before she is apprehended and returned to Newgate. If The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is on one level a Puritan's tale of sin and repentance, through self made, self reliant Moll its