They duel, and Ardolph fatally stabs the Marchese. One year later, the Marchese encounters Ardolph in the streets of Venice. After Laurina elopes, Leonardo disappears from Venice without explanation, leaving only Victoria and her father in the palazzo. Ardolph, who takes pleasure in destroying the reputations of virtuous women and breaking up their marriages, appeals to Laurina's vanity and he seduces her away from her husband. They live in happiness until the Marchese's friend, Count Ardolph, visits from Germany. Victoria, her brother Leonardo, and her parents reside in a palazzo in Venice, Italy. Victoria de Loredani is the beautiful, spoiled daughter of the Marchese di Loredani and his wife, Laurina. At the time of publication, the novel was heavily criticised for its provocative subject matter, especially its religious and racial themes. Zofloya was published in three parts, and later collected into a single volume. Zofloya or, The Moor: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century, often shortened to Zofloya, is an 1806 English Gothic novel by Charlotte Dacre under the nom de plume Rosa Matilda.
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