Roxana, the fortunate mistress, or, A history of the life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau : afterwards called the Countess de Wintselsheim in Germany : being the person known by the name of the Lady Roxana in the time of Charles II
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Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2008].
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9780199536740, 0199536740
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2008].
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xxxv, 356 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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English
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9780199536740, 0199536740

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"This edition uses the rare first edition text"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Roxana (1724), 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. Endowed with many seductive skills, she is herself seduced: by money, by dreams of rank, and by the illusion that she can escape her own past. Unlike Defoe's other penitent anti-heroes, however, she fails to triumph over these weaknesses."--Cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Defoe, D., & Mullan, J. (2008). Roxana, the fortunate mistress, or, A history of the life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau: afterwards called the Countess de Wintselsheim in Germany : being the person known by the name of the Lady Roxana in the time of Charles II . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 and John Mullan. 2008. Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle De Beleau: Afterwards Called the Countess De Wintselsheim in Germany : Being the Person Known By the Name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of Charles II. Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 and John Mullan. Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle De Beleau: Afterwards Called the Countess De Wintselsheim in Germany : Being the Person Known By the Name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of Charles II Oxford University Press, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Defoe, Daniel, and John Mullan. Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle De Beleau: Afterwards Called the Countess De Wintselsheim in Germany : Being the Person Known By the Name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of Charles II Oxford University Press, 2008.

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