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Or the History of the Royal Slave
$21.72
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
21 July 2005
Summary
Penguin Classics relaunch Aphra Behn, the poet, playwright, novelist and political satirist, was the first truly professional woman writer in English. This selection, edited and introduced by Professor Janet Todd, demonstrates the full sophistication and vitality of Aphra Behn’s genius. It contains the plays The Rover and The Widow Ranter (the first English play to be set in the American colonies), together with Love Letters to a Gentleman, a choice of poems, and tw…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439885 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140439889 |
| Author: | Aphra Behn, Janet Todd |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 21 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 112g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Aphra Behn
Little is known of Aphra Behn’s early life. She was probably born around 1640 in Kent and in the early 1660s claims to have visited the British colony of Surinam. She turned to literature for a living, producing numerous short stories, 19 stage plays and political propaganda for the Tories. Janet Todd is Francis Hutcheson Professor of English Literature, University of Glasgow and Aphra Behn’s biographer.
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