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Oroonoko by Behn Aphra
Category: Biography
The bestselling story by a legendary female writer--a tale of love, slavery, and rebellion.When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon ...Show more
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
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 ...Show more
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn, Joanna Lipking
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Norton Critical Editions
The editor supplies explanatory annotations and textual notes. "Historical Backgrounds" is an especially rich collection of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century documents about colonizers and slaves in the new world. Topically arranged-"Montaigne on America," "The Settling of Surinam," "Observers of Slave ...Show more
Oroonoko : Little Black Classic by Aphra Behn
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues ...' Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English novels.
Oroonoko, and Other Writings by Aphra Behn; Paul Salzman (Editor)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
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 Adventur ...Show more
The Lover's Watch by Aphra Behn
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
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 ...Show more
The Rover by Aphra Behn; Simon Trussler (Editor)
Category: Fiction | Series: Drama Classics Ser.
A Drama Classic: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A classic Restoration comedy by one of the earliest and most celebrated female playwrights. Arriving in Naples at carnival time, a group of exiled cavaliers determine to enjoy themselves. They are repeatedly tempted and tricked by various ...Show more
The Rover - Revised Edition by Aphra Behn; Robyn Bolam (Editor, Volume Editor)
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: New Mermaids Ser.
Carnival time in The Rover is a period when prohibitions are temporarily removed, privileges and rank suspended, and women - from convent girls to courtesans - take the initiative. Featuring multiple plot lines, which deal with the adventures of a group of love-struck Englishmen in Naples, Aphra Behn's ...Show more
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