| Birth: | Dec., 1640 | | Death: | Apr. 10, 1689 | 
Author. The first woman known to earned a living by writing. Her best known play is 'the Rover' and her best-known novel 'Oroonoko' , claimed to be 'the first philosophical novel in English'. Spied for England during the Dutch Wars of 1675-1677, after which her poverty (which led her to the debtor's prison) drove her to writing. 'Here lies a proof that wit can never be/Defence enough against mortality.'
Search Amazon for Aphra Behn | | | Burial:
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Greater London, England
Plot: The Cloister |
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Record added: Jul 03, 2000
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