Aphra Behn's play The Second Part of The Rover (1681), although it lacks the wit and vivacity of the first play, is interesting reading for its portrayal of the fate of the marriage between Willmore and Hellena. Hellena has died at sea, and Willmore once again is a rover.
Aphra Behn's novella Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688) describes the fate of a captured African prince. Behn based her story on a journal she kept while.....
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