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. Further, newly discovered manuscript and letters in the remote Sicilian village of Monteconvento affirms tat Elisabeth "Rosa" Coote was a living writer at the time of publication of The Convent School. This new novella from the author, "The Mysteries: I Misteri del Convento" is published by Black Fern and Erosetti Press and a must read for lovers of the Victorian erotic genre. 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, the Victorian collector and historian of erotica wrote " The Convent School is not altogether badly written; it advances the notion that pleasure may come from pain. And yet, we hope to read future works that describe a remote Sicilian convent." Read More Read Less