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In many ways this is like Moll Flanders and is typical of the 18th Century in the decadence of the aristocracy and the rise of the middle class based on trade and individual effort. Roxanna is the name the heroine takes to perform in her Turkish outfit which only occurs once in the story, but the...

from JBD1

A rollicking read from beginning to end, and a brilliant satire. What a character Defoe created in Roxana!

from bojohn1

Took a while to get into but after a while started to thoroughly enjoy... but the ending and the wonder about it's authorship. Accepting that Defoe may not have finished writing the book itself I still found it a real come down ... took a few days to get over. I didn't find the book predictable a...

from TheWasp

"Roxana" takes a big breath and begins her narrative - and appears to not take another until the end. There are no chapters - just a need to get her story told. Although sometimes a little tedious I was also compelled to keep reading . "Roxana" abandoned by her husband and, left poor and starving...

from ArleenWilliams

A slow but powerful read. Defoe was so ahead of his times with this work.