The Secret Life of Aphra Behn by Janet Todd

The Secret Life of Aphra Behn

Janet Todd

545 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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Aphra Behn (1640-1689), poet, playwright, novelist, traveller and spy, was the first woman to earn her living as a writer. This biography uses recently-discovered documents in England and the Netherlands to unmask this elusive author whose works i...

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