Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-238) and index.
Contents
The Whig revolution -- Defoe and the Whigs -- Captivity and deliverance as Whig myth: Robinson Crusoe -- From necessity to liberty, or piracy without guilt: Captain Singleton -- Moll Flanders and management: the improvement of the plantation -- A guide through Hell: a journal of the plague year -- A Whig parable of success manque: Colonel Jack -- Roxana and the importance of marriage.
