'Zefloya [sic]; or The Moor: a Romance of the fifteenth Century: by Charlotte Dacre.' This lady, who used to write stimulating love verses in the newspapers under the name of Rosa Matilda, has here composed a stimulating novel after the manner of The Monk - the same lust - the same infernal agents - the same voluptuous [372] language. What need we say more? [excerpt from review of many works]
Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, January 2000
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