Roxana, the fortunate mistress; or, A history of the life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau
Subtitle: 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.
By: Edited, with an introd., by Jane Jack.
Series: Oxford English novels
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1964
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Based on the first edition of 1724."