Roxana (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Daniel Foe
- First Published: 1724
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Picaresque
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: England and Europe
- Principal Characters: Roxana, Amy, Mr., The Prince de ——, A Merchant
- Genres: Long fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Values, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Europe or Europeans, Middle classes, Marriage, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Women, Moral conditions, Ethics, Servants, Economic conditions
- Locales: Paris, France, London, England, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Story:
Born in France, from which her parents fled because of religious persecution, Roxana grew to adolescence in England. At the age of fifteen, she married a handsome but conceited man. After seven years of marriage, during which time her husband went through all of their money, Roxana was left penniless with five children.
She appealed for aid to her husband’s relatives, all of whom refused her except one old aunt, who was in no position to help her materially. Amy, Roxana’s maid, refused to leave her mistress, although she received no wages for her work....
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