Moll Cutpurse
This article is about the novel by Ellen Galford. For the historical character see Mary Frith.
Moll Cutpurse: Her True History[1] is a historical novel by Ellen Galford. It fictionalises the adventurous life of the real historical character Mary Frith, also known as Moll Cutpurse, in London in Elizabethan times.
| Author | Ellen Galford |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Susie Innes |
| Cover artist | Susie Innes |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Published | 1984 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 219 |
| ISBN | 0907343031 Search this book on  . |
Plot[edit]
The book is narrated by Moll herself and by Bridget, Moll's lover and an apothecary, who first met Moll when Moll approached her asking to be made into a man. It narrates Moll's various adventures, many involving theft and trickery against the rich.[1]
Major themes[edit]
Moll is represented as a "lesbian, Robin-hooding proto-feminist"[2], and her sexuality, and the suppression of lesbian identity by men, is a key theme[3].
Development history[edit]
The book was published in paperback by Stramullion, a Scottish-based feminist publishing collective, in 1984.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Galford, Ellen. (1984). Moll Cutpurse : her true history. Edinburgh: Stramullion Co-operative. ISBN 0-907343-03-1. OCLC 11487390. Search this book on
- ↑ Reynolds, B. (2006-03-01). Transversal Enterprises in the Drama of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries: Fugitive Explorations. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-58457-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Alderson, David; Anderson, Linda R. (2000). Territories of Desire in Queer Culture: Refiguring Contemporary Boundaries. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-5761-8. Search this book on
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