Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Aphra Behn was a British writer during the Restoration era in the 17th century. Behn was one of the first women in history to earn a writing through living and she would inspire many of the female authors that followed. Behn's most famous works include Oro...

"The Works of Aphra Behn Vol. V" by Aphra Behn is a collection of writings by the influential English playwright, poet, and novelist Aphra Behn. Aphra Behn was one of the first English women to earn a living through writing, and her works are known for their wit, humor, and exploration of themes such as gender, power, and identity.Volume V of Behn's works likely includes a selection of her plays, poems, and prose writings. Behn was a prolific author, and her works spanned a variety of genr...

In Volume III, the collection likely includes more of Behn's lesser-known works, providing a deeper insight into her diverse output. This could include additional plays, such as The Widow Ranter (1689) and The Feigned Courtesans (1679), as well as her poetry and prose. Behn's works often featured complex characters, especially strong female protagonists, and addressed controversial topics, including sexual agency, marriage, and class.Behn’s influence on the development of English drama, pa...

It is perhaps not altogether easy to appreciate the multiplicity of difficulties with which the first editor of Mrs. Behn has to cope. Not only is her life strangely mysterious and obscure, but the rubbish of half-a-dozen romancing biographers must needs be cleared away before we can even begin to see daylight. Matter which had been for two centuries accepted on seemingly the soundest authority is proven false; her family name itself was, until my recent discovery, wrongly given; the very ...

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was a spy for Charles II, a playwright, poet, and novelist, and the first English woman to make a living from writing. Her pen name was Astrea. Ernest A. Baker (1869-1941) was an English writer and historian of literature. In 1905, 216 years after Mrs Behn's death, he introduced this collection of ten of her novels in the language of his day, a form which was not a facsimile of her texts. This ebook, prepared 329 years after her death, silently corrects some typos, a...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes:The City HeiressLove-Letters Between a Nobleman and His SisterOroonoko or the Royal SlaveThe Rover or, the Banish'd Cavaliers. Part 1 and Part 2 Appendix:Aphra Behn Biography

The Works of Aphra BehnLove-Letters Between a Nobleman and His SisterOroonoko The Royal SlaveThe Works of Aphra Behn, Vol VThe Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. IThe Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. IIThe Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. III

Volume I typically includes some of Behn’s earliest and most influential works, including plays such as The Forced Marriage (1671), The Amorous Prince (1671), and The Rover (1677). These works showcase Behn's keen understanding of human relationships, her use of wit, and her ability to explore social and political dynamics, often with a subversive touch. Her bold treatments of themes like sexual freedom and women's agency, as well as her ability to balance humor with social commentary, set...

The story is set in the 17th century and revolves around the eponymous character, Oroonoko, who is a prince and a powerful warrior from the kingdom of Coramantien (present-day Ghana). Oroonoko is renowned for his bravery and leadership skills. He falls in love with Imoinda, a beautiful and virtuous woman who is also of noble birth.The novel explores the themes of love, honor, betrayal, and the brutality of slavery. Oroonoko and Imoinda's love faces numerous challenges, including the interf...

Women and Sexuality is the fourth volume in the Sexuality series. The works included in this volume focus on sexual and related advice to women who are either already in, or are preparing for, marital relationships, as seen by a number of women authors throughout a long historical time period. Much of the advice is relevant even today.The complete works in this volume are:“Sex and Common Sense,” by A. Maude Royden“Private Sex Advice to Women,” by R. B. Armitage, MD

Oroonoko is a short novel by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero, an enslaved African in Surinam in the 1660s, and the author's own experiences in the new South American colony. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was a spy for Charles II, a playwright, poet, and novelist, and the first English woman to make a living from writing. Her pen name was Astrea. Ernest A. Baker (1869-1941) was an English writer and historian of literature. In 1905, 216 years after Mrs Behn's death, he introduced this collection of ten of her novels in the language of his day, a form which was not a facsimile of her texts. This ebook, prepared 329 years after her death, silently corrects some typos, a...