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Oroonoko, the Rover, and Other Works

Oroonoko, the Rover, and Other Works more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Professor Janet Todd (Editor)

Aphra Behn (1640-1689), the first Englishwoman to earn a living with her pen, wrote OROONOKO--a combination of memoir, narrative, and biography--to tell the story of a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave. THE ROVER was Behn's most popular play, produced in 1677 and 1681.

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Oroonoko or the Royal Slave

Oroonoko or the Royal Slave more books like this

by Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn (1640-1689), the first Englishwoman to earn a living with her pen, wrote this combination of memoir, narrative, and biography to tell the story of a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave.

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Oroonoko

Oroonoko more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Professor Janet Todd (Notes by)

Aphra Behn (1640-1689), the first Englishwoman to earn a living with her pen, wrote this combination of memoir, narrative, and biography to tell the story of a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave.

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Oroonoko

Oroonoko more books like this

by Joanna Lipking (Editor), Aphra Behn

This novel relates the story of the noble Oroonoko, a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave.

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The rover.

The rover. more books like this

by Aphra Behn

THE ROVER, Behn's most popular play, produced in 1677 and 1681, tells the story of a group of cavaliers during the time of Charles II. The hero, Willmore, was based on her lover, John Hoyle.

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Oroonoko and Other Writings

Oroonoko and Other Writings more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Paul Salzman (Editor)

Aphra Behn (1640-1689), the first Englishwoman to earn a living with her pen, wrote this combination of memoir, narrative, and biography to tell the story of a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave.

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A Bold Stroke for a Wife

A Bold Stroke for a Wife more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Susanna Centlivre, Nancy Copeland (Editor)

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The Rover and Other Plays: The Rover; The Feigned Courtesans; The Lucky Chance; The Emperor of the Moon

The Rover and Other Plays: The Rover; The Feigned Courtesans; The Lucky Chance; The Emperor of the Moon more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Jane Spencer (Editor)

THE ROVER, Behn's most popular play, produced in 1677 and 1681, tells the story of a group of cavaliers during the time of Charles II. The hero, Willmore, was based on her lover, John Hoyle.

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Oroonako and Other Stories

Oroonako and Other Stories more books like this

by Aphra Behn

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Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister

Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister more books like this

by Aphra Behn

Perhaps the first long novel in the English language, this book is loosely based on the adulterous affair between Lord Grey, a prominent Whig noble closely involved in the Monmouth rebellion and the Rye House plot, and his sister-in-law, Lady Henrietta Berkeley.

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The Lover's Watch: Or the Art of Making Love more books like this

by Aphra Behn

A charming and witty volume of instruction for the aspiring lover, detailing hour by hour the correct way to spend a day apart. Iris is well aware of the hours of reflection and sighing due to her as a beautiful and sought-after woman, as well as the dangers and temptations that await a man whose lover is absent. Thus the hour between eight and ...

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The Rover: A Comedy more books like this

by Aphra Behn

This edition of the paly provides texts,notes and critical material for the A-level and university student

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Works of Aphra Behn more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Janet Todd

The first complete edition of the works of Aphra Behn, including several new attributions. Drawing on a mass of new material in private papers and the Public Records Office, Janet Todd has discovered texts which reveal Behn as a far more enigmatic figure than she initially appears to be. The texts are published with extensive notes, textual ...

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Four Great Restoration Comedies more books like this

by Professor William Wycherley, Sir George Etherege, Aphra Behn

Characterized by witty and satirical dialogue among "plain folks," these 4 comedy classics defined a new era in drama. "The Country Wife" by William Wycherley; "The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etheredge; "The Rover" by Aphra Benn; and "The Relapse" by Sir John Vanbrugh remain popular works among drama and English Literature students.

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Aphra Behn Selected Poems more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Professor Malcolm Hicks (Editor)

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) is best known for her novel "Oroonoko". Her plays have been revived, in print and on the stage, in modern times, but much of her best work, as she herself knew, is to be found in her poetry. The versatile form and content of her translation, satires and songs, and above all her radical exploration of relationships between ...

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Restoration Comedy: The Country Wife/The Rover/The Way of the World

by Professor William Wycherley, Aphra Behn, William Congreve

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The Rover/The Feigned Courtesans/The Lucky Chance/The Emperor of the Moon more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Jane Spencer (Editor)

Aphra Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a ...

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Behn: Five Plays more books like this

by Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn was among the wittiest and most prolific playwrights of her day The Widow Ranter is a tragi-comedy, The False Count concerns the marriage of a young woman to a much older man whilst The Lucky Chance ran into instant criticism for immorality. The Rover is her most famous comedy and Abdelazar is her only tragedy."Masterpieces are not ...

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Oroonoko, and Other Writings: World's Classics more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Paul Salzman (Editor)

The most complete collection of the work of Aphra Behn (1640-89) available, this volume contains Oroonoko and five other works of fiction ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy. The works included--The Fair Jilt, Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam, The History of the Nun, The Adventure of the Black Lady, and The Unfortunate ...

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The History of the Nun or the Fair Vow Breaker more books like this

by Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn, ne Johnston (1640-1689) was a Restoration poet, novelist, playwright, feminist and spy, considered by many to be the first English professional female writer. Unappreciated for years, she is now rightly regarded as a highly talented, innovative and prolific author. Her most famous work is a novel, Oroonoko (1688) which tells the tragic ...

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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume 1: Poetry more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Professor Janet Todd (Editor)

Set in the 1680s, this novel transforms a scandal of the time into a witty roman a clef: The seduction of Lady Henrietta Berkeley by her sister's rakish husband exposes a web shady politics, sex and betrayal.

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The Forced Marriage or the Jealous Bridegroom more books like this

by Aphra Behn

Er. Madam, that grief the better is sustain'd, That's for a loss that never yet was gain'd: You only lose a man that does not know How great the Honour is which you bestow: Who dares not hope you love, or if he did, Your greatness would his just return forbid; His humbler thoughts durst ne're to you aspire, At most he would presume but to admire; ...

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The uncollected verse of Aphra Behn more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Germaine Greer

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The Lucky Chance, Or, the Alderman's Bargain more books like this

by Aphra Behn, Fidelis Morgan (Photographer)

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The Widdow Ranter or the History of Bacon in Virginia more books like this

by Aphra Behn

King. Turn, turn ye fugitive Slaves, and face the Enemy; Oh Villains, Cowards, Deaf to all Command, by Heaven I had my Rival my in view and Aim'd at nothing but my Conquering him--now like a Coward I must fly with Cowards, or like a desperate Mad-Man fall, thus singly midst the numbers.

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