7 Best classics books like Roxana by Daniel Defoe, John Mullan

Cover of Roxana by Daniel Defoe, John Mullan

Roxana

By: Daniel Defoe , John Mullan

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Roxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her v…

If you liked the classics plot in Roxana by Daniel Defoe, John Mullan , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Antigone by Jean Anouilh, Lewis Galantibre

1. Antigone

By: Jean Anouilh , Lewis Galantibre

3.78

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Antigone was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was occupied and part of Hitler's Eu… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
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"My part is not a heroic one, but I shall play my part."

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me"

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"Antigone — Et serre moi. Plus fort que tu ne m'as jamais serrée. Que toute ta force s'imprime dans moi. Hémon — Là. De toute ma force."

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"ANTIGONE: Tell me the truth! I beg you to tell me the truth! When you think about me, when it strikes you suddenly that I am going to belong to you―do you have the feeling that―that a great empty spa…"

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

Cover of The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox, Margaret Anne Doody, Margaret Dalziel, Duncan Isles

2. The Female Quixote

By: Charlotte Lennox , Margaret Anne Doody , Margaret Dalziel , Duncan Isles

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Female Quixote, a vivacious and ironical novel parodying the style of Cervantes, portrays Arabe… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 18th century
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Roxana by Daniel Defoe, John Mullan

3. Roxana

By: Daniel Defoe , John Mullan

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Roxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her v… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • british literature
  • literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 18th century
Cover of The Rover by Aphra Behn, Simon Trussler

4. The Rover

By: Aphra Behn , Simon Trussler

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Aphra Behn was the first female professional writer in England and the most prolific playwright of … read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
Cover of Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze by Eliza Fowler Haywood

5. Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze

By: Eliza Fowler Haywood

3.86

Format: 568 pages, Paperback

Eliza Haywood (1693-1756) (born Elizabeth Fowler) was an English writer, actress and publisher. Sin… read more

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  • 18th century
  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
Cover of Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, Angus Ross

6. Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady

By: Samuel Richardson , Angus Ross

4.33

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • literature
  • 18th century
  • fiction
Cover of Treasure Island and The Ebb-Tide by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne

7. Treasure Island and The Ebb-Tide

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Lloyd Osbourne

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

'"One more step, Mr Hands," said I, "and I'll blow your brains out"' In Treasure Island, a weathere… read more

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  • literature
  • classics
  • fiction

8. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself

By: Olaudah Equiano , Robert J. Allison

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Widely admired for its vivid accounts of the slave trade, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography -- the fi… read more

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9. In Memoriam

By: Alfred Tennyson

4.07

Format: None pages,

In Memoriam is Tennyson's tribute to his friend Arthur Henry Hallam who died at the age of 22, writ… read more

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10. The School for Scandal

By: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

2.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The School for Scandal" is Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comedy that pokes fun at London upp… read more

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11. Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

By: John Cleland

2.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fanny Hill, also known as Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, has been a notorious novel since it first… read more

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12. Oroonoko

By: Aphra Behn , Janet Todd

3.78

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, th… read more

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13. Evelina

By: None , Edward A. Bloom

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive accou… read more

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14. The Blazing World and Other Writings

By: Margaret Cavendish , None

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century's most … read more

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15. Caleb Williams

By: William Godwin , Maurice Hindle

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins t… read more

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16. Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

By: Samuel Richardson , Thomas Keymer , Alice Wakely

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

One of the most spectacular successes of the flourishing literary marketplace of eighteenth-century… read more

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17. Anthills of the Savannah

By: Chinua Achebe

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellenc… read more

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18. Aeneid Book VI: A New Verse Translation

By: Seamus Heaney , Virgil

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century In a momentous publication, Seamus Hean… read more

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19. Millenium Hall

By: Gary Kelly , None

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

"With this splendid edition Gary Kelly has recovered a central document of Enlightenment British fe… read more

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20. Joseph Andrews / Shamela

By: Henry Fielding , Judith Hawley

4.00

Format: 131 pages,

Henry Fielding wrote both Joseph Andrews(1742) and Shamela(1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's… read more

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21. Love in Excess

By: Eliza Fowler Haywood , None

3.68

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

"This readable edition of Haywood's blockbuster novel is an important addition to our understanding… read more

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