Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe is a novel about a woman who is born into poverty and then turns to a life of crime in order to make her way in the world. The novel follows Moll's various adventures and misadventures, as she tries to find her place in society.Despite its criminal subject matter, Moll Flanders is actually a morality tale, in which the protagonist ultimately realizes the error of her ways and repents for her past misdeeds.