Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn

Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave

Aphra Behn

128 pages first pub 1688 (editions) user-added

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First published in 1688, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave is a short, politically charged novella by the Restoration playwright – and spy – Aphra Behn, and is arguably one of the founding texts of the novel form. Purporting to chart the life of an Af...

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