Aphra Behn
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Novels
Restoration and eighteenth-century comedy
Presents authoritative texts of six Restoration and 18th century English comedies, accompanied by historical background and critical essays from past and present.
The Rover, Or, the Banish'd Cavaliers
The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a play in two parts that is written by the English author Aphra Behn. It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play Thomaso, or The Wanderer (1664), and depicts the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen in Naples at Carnival time. According to Restoration poet John Dryden, it "lacks the manly vitality of Killigrew's play, but shows greater refinement of expression." The play stood for three centuries as "Behn's most popular and most respected play." -- Wikipedia.
Abdelazer, or, The Moor's revenge
A vengeful Moor attempts his revenge on the family of Spanish nobles who killed his father and usurped his kingdom when he was a child. After seducing the queen, killing the king, and almost raping the princess, Abdelazer's reign of destruction is brought to an end. His angry, prideful spirit never fails, even as he dies.
Five plays
Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister
First published in Great Britain in 3 volumes by Randal Taylor, 1684-1687.
The Ten pleasures of marriage and the second part The confession of the new married couple
Oroonoko
Aphra Behn was one of the first professional English female writers and Oroonoko was one of her earliest works. It is the love story between Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king, and the daughter of that king's general. The king takes the girl into his harem, and when she plans to escape with his grandson, sells her as a slave. When Oroonoko tries to follow her he is caught by an English slave trader and taken to the same West Indian island as his love.