An edition of The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana (1724)
The fortunate mistress
or, A history of the life of Mademoiselle de Beleau known by the name of the Lady Roxana
By Daniel Defoe
Publish Date
1904
Publisher
George D. Sproul
Language
eng
Pages
347
Description:
"Roxana", Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own "wicked" life as the mistress of rich and powerful men.
subjects: Fiction, History, Mistresses, Women, English Picaresque literature, English Historical fiction, Large type books, Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction, Women -- Europe -- Fiction, Mistresses -- Fiction, Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction, Europe -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, action & adventure, England, fiction, Europe, civilization, history, Fiction, historical, Great britain, fiction, Europe, fiction, Social conditions, Psychology, Long Now Manual for Civilization
Places: Europe, Great Britain, Women
Times: Charles II, 1660-1685, 17th century