Project Gutenberg 2009-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 561 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxana:_The_Fortunate_Mistress Produced by Meredith Bach, Jane Hyland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "The Fortunate Mistress" by Daniel Defoe is a historical novel written in the early 18th century. The story follows the life of the protagonist, Mademoiselle de Belau, known as the Lady Roxana, as she navigates the challenges of her life's fortunes in an era marked by societal constraints, particularly for women. Through her journey, she grapples with themes of independence, morality, and the consequences of her choices, which are often influenced by her desperate circumstances. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Roxana, a woman who reflects on her life since fleeing to England as a child with her family due to religious persecution in France. As she recounts her childhood and the unfortunate marriage to a foolish brewer that soon leads to her husband's mysterious disappearance, she finds herself struggling to survive with five children. Desperate and destitute, Roxana faces an arduous battle against the limitations of her gender and the societal norms of her time. The opening is marked by a deep sense of loss, survival, and a burgeoning understanding of the seductive yet perilous nature of her growing independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/30344/30344-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Historical fiction Picaresque literature Mistresses -- Fiction Adventure stories Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction Women -- Europe -- Fiction Europe -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction PR Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 928497 2025-07-12T11:29:20.423017 text/html 917608 2024-10-24T20:29:27 text/html 887406 2025-07-12T11:29:31.468952 application/epub+zip 900311 2025-07-12T11:29:24.057965 application/epub+zip 417107 2025-07-12T11:29:22.549018 application/epub+zip 1217057 2025-07-12T11:29:37.066906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1158255 2025-07-12T11:29:30.223961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680393 2022-09-14T05:48:49.068235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 872237 2025-07-12T11:29:19.328023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 852319 2024-10-24T20:29:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 872317 2021-01-05T19:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 872307 2021-01-05T19:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25000 2025-07-12T11:29:37.205903 application/rdf+xml 15402 2025-07-12T11:29:23.088969 image/jpeg 3633 2025-07-12T11:29:22.800977 image/jpeg 311596 2021-01-05T19:36:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 803924 2021-01-05T19:36:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 311518 2021-01-05T19:36:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 876386 2025-07-12T11:29:20.516015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Johnson, Charles