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Aphra Behn
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Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and s
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670
A sketch of Aphra Behn by George Scharf from a portrait believed to be lost (1873)
A sketch of Aphra Behn by George Scharf from a portrait believed to be lost (1873)
Portrait by Mary Beale
Portrait by Mary Beale
Title page of the first edition of Oroonoko (1688)
Title page of the first edition of Oroonoko (1688)
Oroonoko
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Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn, first published in 1688 by William Canning and reprinted later that year in the compilation Three Histories by Mrs. A. Behn. The
Aphra Behn
…speak their minds." Her grave is not included in the Poets' Corner but lies in the East Cloister near the steps to the church. Her best-known works are Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave, sometimes described as an early novel, and the play The Rover. Information regarding Behn's life is scant, especially regarding her early years. This…
Portrait of Aphra Behn, aged approximately 30, by Peter Lely. From the Yale Center for British Art
Portrait of Aphra Behn, aged approximately 30, by Peter Lely. From the Yale Center for British Art
Anne Bracegirdle appearing in John Dryden's The Indian Queen in a headdress of feathers purportedly given by Aphra Behn to Thomas Killigrew. Scholars
Anne Bracegirdle appearing in John Dryden's The Indian Queen in a headdress of feathers purportedly given by Aphra Behn to Thomas Killigrew. Scholars speculate that Behn had this headdress from her time in Surinam.
An engraving by William Blake illustrating "A negro hung by his ribs from a gallows," opposite page 116 in Captain John Stedman's Narrative of a Five
An engraving by William Blake illustrating "A negro hung by his ribs from a gallows," opposite page 116 in Captain John Stedman's Narrative of a Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, 1792. The hanging took place in the then-Dutch ruled Surinam, an example of the barbarity of punishments of slaves, and the reputation of Surinam.