Project Gutenberg 2014-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 258 Dacre, Charlotte 1825 Byrne, Charlotte Matilda, Rosa King, Charlotte Viterne, Madame de Viterne, Mme de Zofloya, ou le Maure, Histoire du XVe siècle Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofloya Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofloya,_ou_le_Maure Produced by Madeleine Fournier & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) "Zofloya, ou le Maure, Histoire du XVe siècle" by Charlotte Dacre is a novel written in the early 19th century. Set during the late 15th century, this tale revolves around themes of seduction, betrayal, and the consequences of vice within a noble Venetian family. Central to the narrative is Victoria de Loredani, a proud and beautiful young woman, alongside the enigmatic and nefarious Count Adolphe, who disrupts the lives of the Loredani family. The opening of the story introduces us to a celebration for Victoria's birthday at her family's mansion in Venice, where the air is filled with festivities. As we meet Victoria, we learn about her vanity and arrogance, which are compounded by her mother's similar traits and her brother's volatile nature. The narrative then introduces Count Adolphe, a seductive outsider whose intention is to corrupt and destroy the familial bliss of the Loredani household. This intricate setup reveals the brewing tension and foreshadows the calamities that will ensue as Adolphe's presence begins to unravel the family dynamics, particularly affecting the emotions and moral compass of both Victoria and her mother, Laurina. The stage is set for a tale that explores how ambition, vanity, and wickedness lead to tragedy within the lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Horror tales Gothic fiction PR Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 634739 2025-06-18T14:09:37.871917 text/html 615011 2024-10-24T07:34:53 text/html 334559 2025-06-18T14:09:49.271942 application/epub+zip 343113 2025-06-18T14:09:41.969952 application/epub+zip 309245 2025-06-18T14:09:40.346927 application/epub+zip 696172 2025-06-18T14:09:54.551810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677982 2025-06-18T14:09:48.139883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551071 2022-09-20T20:21:17.185808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615194 2025-06-18T14:09:36.864890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595233 2024-10-24T07:34:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17229 2025-06-18T14:09:54.705788 application/rdf+xml 15952 2025-06-18T14:09:40.945945 image/jpeg 3765 2025-06-18T14:09:40.643985 image/jpeg 328474 2025-06-18T14:09:37.943005 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