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The life and adventures of Roxana, the fortunate mistress, [electronic resource] : or, most unhappy...

The life and adventures of Roxana, the fortunate mistress, [electronic resource] : or, most unhappy...

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The life and adventures of Roxana, the fortunate mistress, [electronic resource] : or, most unhappy wife. In three parts. Containing, I An Account of her Birth in France, and coming to England. - II. Her marriage in London with a Brewer, who run out of his Estate, and left her with five Children. - III. Hercohabiting with her Landlord; their Journey to Paris, where he was robbed and murdered. - IV. Her being fell in Love with by the Prince of-; and seeing her husband in the Gens d'arms Guard. The Prince leaves her, &c. - V. The Dealings she had with a Dutch Merchant and a Jew, the latter of whom wanted to defraud her of a great part of her jewels: her going to Rotterdam, where she sees the Dutch Merchant, to whom she soon after became a Bedfellow. - VI. Her Return to England, where she had the Name of Roxana. Her Marriage with the Dutch Merchant in London, who was naturalized and created a Baronet. The Miseries she and her Maid Amy afterwards fell into. Adorned with a curious Print of Roxana, in her Turkish Dress.

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The life and adventures of Roxana, the fortunate mistress, [electronic resource] : or, most unhappy wife. In three parts. Containing, I An Account of her Birth in France, and coming to England. - II. Her marriage in London with a Brewer, who run out of his Estate, and left her with five Children. - III. Hercohabiting with her Landlord; their Journey to Paris, where he was robbed and murdered. - IV. Her being fell in Love with by the Prince of-; and seeing her husband in the Gens d'arms Guard. The Prince leaves her, &c. - V. The Dealings she had with a Dutch Merchant and a Jew, the latter of whom wanted to defraud her of a great part of her jewels: her going to Rotterdam, where she sees the Dutch Merchant, to whom she soon after became a Bedfellow. - VI. Her Return to England, where she had the Name of Roxana. Her Marriage with the Dutch Merchant in London, who was naturalized and created a Baronet. The Miseries she and her Maid Amy afterwards fell into. Adorned with a curious Print of Roxana, in her Turkish Dress.

Publisher

London : printed for S. Crowder, in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Gamidge, in Worcester, 1765.

Uniform title

Roxana.

Date

1765.

Record Identifier

74VvN4yX6edM

MMS ID

991013046549702626

Language

English

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Physical content

144p.,plates ; 12°.

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Publisher

London : printed for S. Crowder, in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Gamidge, in Worcester, 1765.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1765.

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The life and adventures of Roxana, the fortunate mistress, [electronic resource] : or, most unhappy wife. In three parts. Containing, I An Account of her Birth in France, and coming to England. - II. Her marriage in London with a Brewer, who run out of his Estate, and left her with five Children. - III. Hercohabiting with her Landlord; their Journe...

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Notes

General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Written in the first person, but in fact by Daniel Defoe.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T70633.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvN4yX6edM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvN4yX6edM

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MMS ID

991013046549702626