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Aphra Behn

Restoration playwright, novelist and poet, Aphra Behn is known as the first Western woman to earn her living by her writing.
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Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn, once a spy, made her living as a writer, the first woman to do so.

Early Women Writers - Reading Groups on Women's History

Books by early women writers, part of a series of suggested reading lists related to women's history for reading groups.

Aphra Behn Biography

Profile of Aphra Behn from About.com's Guide to Classic Literature.

Spy Turned Writer

About's Classic Literature Guide, Esther Lombardi, writes about Aphra Behn and her writing.

Aphra Behn

Danuta Bois' brief biography of Aphra Behn.

Aphra Behn: a brief chronology

From the website for a fictional treatment of the Restoration period, a timeline of events in the real Aphra Behn's life.

Aphra Behn - author of The Rover and Oroonoko

A brief biography, with a view of why Behn's work was denounced in her day and why it's being revived more today.

Aphra Behn Society Homepage

"The Behn Society seeks to promote an exchange of information and ideas among members of the various disciplines engaged in related research."

Selected Poetry of Aphra Behn (1640-1689)

From the University of Toronto, a selection of Behn's poems.

Shakespeare, Aphra Behn and the Canon

Some notes, a review of the Nancy Bunker book, focusing on Behn as a playwright.

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