This is a gothic tale of lust, betrayal and multiple murder set in fifteeth century Venice. A minor scan dal on its first publication it contradicts idealized stereo types in women''s writing and challenges the idea of passive victimized women. '

The Gothic classic by Charlotte Dacre. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Excerpt: "And you-- and you, oh Gabrielle -- Monster devil that I am, can I-- oh can I ever hide from myself, that, deserted by me, my...

The Gothic Classic by Charlotte Dacre. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Charlotte Dacre's The Confessions of the Nun of St Omer (1805) was a bestseller with two subsequent editions by 1807. It tells the story of the willful Cazire, a young woman who is most susceptible to romantic temptations. In this volume, the conflicted Cazire shrinks from her relationship with Fribourg, yet she is snared by the crafty Lindorf. Lindorf's betrayal leaves Cazire a broken, abandoned woman.

"Zofloya ou le Maure" de Charlotte Dacre. Femme de lettres anglaise, auteur de romans gothiques (1771 ou 1772 - 1825).