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The life and adventures of Roxana the fortunate mistress or Most Unhappy Wife : Containing, the vast variety of fortunes that attended her thro' the several Stages of Life: Of her Advancement to the greatest height of Riches and Honour; and afterwards falling into the most melancholy Scenes of Misery and Distress, which continued to the Time of her Death; with several curious reflections, and entertaining particulars.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Standardized Title:
- Roxana
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mistresses--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Mistresses.
- Women--Europe--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Women.
- Women--Great Britain--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Europe--History--18th century.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([2],432p. )
- Other Title:
- Life and adventures of Roxana the fortunate mistress or Most Unhappy Wife.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for C. Whitefield, in White Fryers, Fleet-Street, M,D,CC,XL,IX. [1749]
- Notes:
- Written in the first person, but in fact by Daniel Defoe.
- First published in 1724 as 'The fortunate mistress'.
- Issued in 19 numbers.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T223414.
- OCLC:
- 642544449
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