Rosa Belinda CooteElisabeth "Rosa" Coote is believed to be the true author of books written under the name "Rosa Belinda Coote" and published by William Dugdale, often attributed as the author. A newly discovered manuscript and letters in the remote Sicilian village o Monteconvento affirms that Elisabeth "Rosa" Coote was a living writer at the time of publication of The Convent School. This new novella from the author, "Il Misterio, Pain, Pleasure, and Redemption within The Convent Walls," will be published by Black Fern and Erosetti Press for the first time in 2024. Traditionally, Rosa Belinda Coote is known as a pseudonym for a fictional dominatrix appearing as a stock character in a number of works of Victorian erotica, including The Convent School, or Early Experiences of A Young Flagellant (as the notional author) by William Dugdale (now disproven) and "Letters to a Lady Friend" or "Miss Coote's Confession" in The Pearl. Henry Spencer Ashbee writes of The Convent School that "The book is not altogether badly written; no part of the narrative however is attractive". The reader should judge for yourself. Read More Read Less