This first volume of Aphra Behn's works gathers her Restoration plays, including The Rover Parts I and II, The Dutch Lover, and The Roundheads, with an introductory memoir. It is a valuable introduction to one of the first professional English women writers and to the wit and intrigue of Restoration theatre.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
Mrs. Aphra Behn, from the portrait by Sir Peter Lely THE WORKS ог APHRA BEHN EDITED BY MONTAGUE SUMMERS VOL. I THE ROVER (PART 1); OR, THE BANISH'D CAVALIERS THE ROVER (PART II); OR, THE BANISH'D CAVALIERS THE DUTCH LOVER THE ROUND-HEADS; OR, THE GOOD OLD CAUSE publisher's device: W H and windmill LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN STRATFORD-ON-AVON: A. H. BULLEN MCMXV
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CONTENTS.
Items in italics were added by the transcriber. The plays are located in two separate files, together with their respective Notes, as explained in the “Notes” section of this file.
“The Rover” Parts I and II are separate plays; Part II is a sequel.
Students should note that the editorial material (1915) is sometimes significantly at variance with current (2007) Behn scholarship.
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