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Roxana
Roxana: or, The Fortunate Mistress | Daniel Defoe
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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When a random Chirp audiobook ad makes you think that Sting‘s famous song was probably a reference to this famous book…and you never made the connection before 🤔 😂

Ruthiella Could be! Sting wrote a couple of songs based on books! 3y
Singout What do you think of it? 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Singout I didn‘t read it, I just saw an ad for it, I might have to check it out now though. 3y
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EmilieGR
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Much more raunchy and explicit than I expected

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Bookworm48
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"If you have any regard to your future happiness, any view of living comfortably with a husband, any hope of preserving your fortunes, or restoring them after any disasters, never, ladies marry a fool; any husband rather than a fool..."
Roxana or The Fortune Mistress

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HerlockSholmes
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❤️❤️❤️

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rwmg
Mehso-so

This story of a courtesan whose past catches up with her didn't really grab me

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rwmg
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DreesReads
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Mehso-so

This novel is nearly 300 years old. Not bad exactly, but I found it tiring. The language is old and the scandals wouldn‘t be so scandalous today. Not that I would want to be friends with “Roxana”. Of course, today a woman wouldn‘t have to stay single to keep control of her money, and it‘s much harder to lose people or to be lost. A different sort of story for a different time. #1001books

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DreesReads
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My current #1001booksread. It takes a bit to get going, but I‘m a third of the way through! Also I love this cover.

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SpeculativeFemale
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#Itwasagoodday when I chose to change my major and join the English Department. So many wonderful professors, and so many great books over those years.

#90sinjuly
@Cinfhen @Robothugs

violettemeier I was an English major. 😊 7y
Cinfhen I wish I could redo my college experience/ major but it's been a lonnnnnng time😜 7y
Robothugs @Cinfhen There's always time! 😉 A lot of people in my PBC are going back to college! 🙌🏻 7y
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Cinfhen No way @Robothugs I dropped out of Ulpan ( Hebrew language class) which only met twice a week because I couldn't focus 🙄😬and now I can only order my coffee and request the check in Hebrew 🙉 7y
Robothugs 😹😹 @Cinfhen That's more than I can do! 7y
Cinfhen Ha! I guess it's progress @Robothugs 7y
SpeculativeFemale @violettemeier @Cinfhen @Robothugs Ah! Sorry I haven't been responding. I was traveling this afternoon. Currently at a concert, waiting for Phish to come on stage 😁 7y
Robothugs 😳That's so awesome!!! Have fun! 7y
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