The Aphra Behn Page
( 1640-1689 )
Major Works. There are three inexpensive volumes of Behn's works available:
- Oroonoko and Other Writings. Edited with an introduction by Paul Salzman. Oxford, 1994.
- Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister. Edited and introduced by Janet Todd. Penguin,
- Oroonoko, The Rover and Other Works.Edited by Janet Todd. Penguin, 1992.
Drama
The Rover; or, The Banished Cavaliers ( 1677 ).
The City Heiress ( 1682 ). On Line
The Widow Ranter; or, the History of Bacon in America ( 1690 ).
Fiction
Love Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister ( 1684 ).
Oroonoko ( 1688 ). Annotated Bibliography On Line. Also a Norton Critical Edition, Joanna Lipking, Editor. Norton, 1997.
The Fair Jilt ( 1688 ).
The History of the Nun ( 1689 ).
" The Adventure of the Black Lady " ( 1696 ).
" The Unfortunate Bride " ( 1696 ).
The Unfortunate Happy Lady ( 1696 ). On-Line
Love-Letters to a Gentleman ( 1696 ).
Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions ( 1684 ).
About Behn
Victoria Sackville-West, Aphra Behn: The Incomparable Astraea. Viking, 1928.
Aphra Behn Society. Several links.
Aphra Behn Criticism from Internet Public Library.
The Aphra Behn Page
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