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The Daniel Defoe Library

The Daniel Defoe Library

By: Daniel Defoe
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 Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.

Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.Public domain
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  • Moll Flanders Section 9

    Moll Flanders Section 9
    Feb 19 2026
    In which the widow, seeking trustworthy counsel for managing her modest fortune, is introduced to a gentleman and his friend who offer their assistance with a genuine air of honesty; and in the course of their meetings, she encounters delicate disclosures and proposals that entwine her affairs with matters of the heart, leading her ultimately to journey northwards under the auspices of a companion’s persuasion.
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    23 mins
  • Moll Flanders Section 8

    Moll Flanders Section 8
    Feb 18 2026
    In which Moll, grateful for the ample provision made for her lying-in, prudently saves a considerable sum while living comfortably with her gentleman at Hammersmith, though bound by the limitations of her unmarried state and haunted by the prospect of poverty. After years of devoted service and three children, she faces sudden abandonment and must grapple with the solitude and uncertainty of her altered fortunes, reflecting soberly on the consequences of freedom without guidance and the difficulties of a woman alone in the world.
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    25 mins
  • Moll Flanders Section 7

    Moll Flanders Section 7
    Feb 17 2026
    In which I take the bold step of revealing the strange and distressing truth of my birth to my husband, with whom I have striven to maintain a semblance of harmony despite the heavy secret that binds us. Upon returning to England, I navigate the precarious life of a widow in the fashionable city of Bath, encountering new acquaintances and facing the challenges of limited means and uncertain prospects with a mixture of fortitude and cautious hope.
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    34 mins
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