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In Roxana The Fortunate Mistress, the captivating tale unfolds as the unnamed protagonist, a fallen woman, navigates the tumultuous waters of life and fortune. Following her abandonment by a foolish husband, Roxana adopts various aliases, including her titular name, as she descends into the world of prostitution. This poignant narrative, the second of Daniel Defoes explorations of such a character (the first being in Moll Flanders), delves into her fluctuating journey through the social spectrum, revealing the complexities of survival, identity, and resilience in a harsh world. (Summary by ...

Esli znamenityy "Robinzon Kruzo" byl mifoobrazuyushchim gimnom vo slavu odinokogo cheloveka, sumevshego protivostoyat' natisku sud'by, to ne menee izvestnyy dlya angliyskogo chitatelya roman "Roksana" otkryl temu zhenshchiny -avantyuristki, kotoraya sumela iz nichtozhestva dostich' vysokogo polozheniya. Molodaya i krasivaya devushka vyhodit za vidnogo muzhchinu, kotoryy okazalsya, odnako, ochen' plohim muzhem.

The full title of the novel is 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. The novel concerns the story of an unnamed "fallen woman", the second time Defoe created such a character (the first was a similar female character in Moll Flanders). In Roxana, a woman who takes on various pseudonyms, including "Roxana," describes her fall from wealth thanks to abandonment by a "fool" of a husband and movement into prostitution upon his abandonment. Roxana moves up and down through the ...

The full title of the novel is 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. The novel concerns the story of an unnamed "fallen woman", the second time Defoe created such a character (the first was a similar female character in Moll Flanders). In Roxana, a woman who takes on various pseudonyms, including "Roxana," describes her fall from wealth thanks to abandonment by a "fool" of a husband and movement into prostitution upon his abandonment. Roxana moves up and down through the ...