All the histories and novels written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn, entire in one volume. Viz. ... together with the history of the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn never before printed. / By one of the fair sex. ; Intermix'd with pleasant love-letters that pass'd betwixt her and Minheer Van Bruin, a Dutch merchant; with her character of the countrey and lover: and her love-letters to a gentleman in England..

Author
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689 [Browse]
Uniform title
Selections. 1699 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
The fourth edition : with large additions..
Published/​Created
London: : Printed for R. Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul's Church-yard, and are to be sold by R. Tuckyr, at the Golden Leg, the corner of Salisbury Street, in the Strand., M DC XCIX. [1699].
Description
[8], liv, 464 p.

Details

Related name
Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724 [Browse]
Summary note
eebo-0189
Notes
  • Dedication signed: Charles Gildon.
  • Imperfect: pages faded and stained with print show-through; G2-3 (p.99-102) lacking.
  • Each part except "The history of the life ..." and "Oroonoko: or, The history of the royal slave" has special t.p. with imprint date 1699; pagination is continuous.
  • Reproduction of original in: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Contents
  • The history of the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn / written by one of the fair sex
  • The history of Oroonoko
  • The fair jilt
  • Agnes de Castro
  • The lover's watch
  • The ladies looking-glass to dress themselves by
  • The lucky mistake
  • Memoirs of the court of the King of Bantam
  • The nun
  • The adventure of the black lady.
References
Wing (2nd ed.) B1713
Other title(s)
  • History of the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn.
  • History of Oroonoko, or The royal slave.
  • Fair Jilt, or Prince Tarquin.
  • Agnes de Castro, or The force of generous love.
  • Lovers watch, or The art of making love.
  • Ladies looking-glass.
  • Lucky mistake.
  • Memoirs of the court of the king of Bantam.
  • Nun, or The perjured beauty.
  • Adventure of the black lady.
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