Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
This is a spoof autobiography of the daughter of a lady exiled to Virginia, USA, after being convicted of theft. It is subtitled 'The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous'. The daughter is left with the mayor of Colchester who brings her up. It is the story of her liaisons and the development of her life.
Daniel Defoe was born in London in 1660 and died in 1731. He was the son of a butcher and himself became a merchant which allowed him to travel far and wide. A dissenter, he joined the Monmouth rebellion of 1688, imprisoned and finally pardoned. This is a light-hearted book that had enormous influence on the establishment of the English novel.
C.C. (U.K., 2016)