The only 1 of Defoe's protagonists who meets an unfortunate end. Deserted by her rakish husband, the beautiful Roxana abandons poverty, morality and her 5 children and embarks on a career of sexual intrigue and fraud in England, France and Netherlands. A 2nd marriage to a jeweller leaves her widowed, but Roxana climbs to a state of great social importance through a series of increasingly grand affairs. However, she tires of her opulent lifestyle and attempts to put it behind her, only to find that she has employed in her ...
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The only 1 of Defoe's protagonists who meets an unfortunate end. Deserted by her rakish husband, the beautiful Roxana abandons poverty, morality and her 5 children and embarks on a career of sexual intrigue and fraud in England, France and Netherlands. A 2nd marriage to a jeweller leaves her widowed, but Roxana climbs to a state of great social importance through a series of increasingly grand affairs. However, she tires of her opulent lifestyle and attempts to put it behind her, only to find that she has employed in her own household a daughter that she had abandoned many years previously. The girl's determination to force her mother to acknowledge her threatens to expose Roxana's dissolute past, something which Roxana does not want revealed at any price....
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Add this copy of Roxana to cart. $2.95, good condition, Sold by Faith In Print Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cumming, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Signet.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Good copy with some light general wear. light edge rubbing. pages clean and unmarked with some light toning at edges.
Add this copy of Roxana (the World's Classics) to cart. $3.20, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Oxford University Press.
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Add this copy of Roxana to cart. $3.90, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Orion Publishing Group.
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Add this copy of Roxana (Royal Giant Book No. 24) to cart. $4.31, good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1953 by Royal Books.
Add this copy of Roxana (the World's Classics) to cart. $4.59, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of Roxana to cart. $5.24, good condition, Sold by Poquette's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dewitt, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1931 by the Bibliophilist Society.
Add this copy of Roxana, Or the Fortunate Mistress to cart. $6.95, very good condition, Sold by Clausen Books, RMABA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Colorado Springs, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Everyman Paperbacks.
Add this copy of Roxana the Fortunate Mistress Or a History of the Life to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Wonderful Books By Mail rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Durham, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
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Illustrated by LADY ELIZABETH AISLABIE by Hudson" Frontis Ilus. Very Good. 4x7" VERY GOOD CONDITION solid, CLEAN, but old pr ice blaked over back cover..; Black titles on yellow spine strip...Attractive woman's painting portrait cover art. grey green dress..; 333pg pages; Includes, intro; note on text; bibliog. chronology of author.
