All the histories and novels written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn, intire in one volume. Viz. I. The History of Oroonoko; Or, the Royal-Slave. Written by the Command of King Charles the Second. II. The Fair Jilt; Or, Prince Tarquin. III. Agnes de Castro; Or, the Force of generous Love. IV. The Lover's Watch; Or, the Art of making Love: Being Rules for Courtship for every Hour of the Day and Night. V. The Ladies Looking-Glass to Dress themselves by; Or, the whole Art of Charming all Mankind. VI. The Lucky Mistake. Vii. Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam. Viii. The Nun; Or, the Perjured Beauty. IX. The Adventure of the Black Lady. Together with the history of the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn. 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 Country and Lover: And her Love-Letters to a Gentleman in England.

People / Organizations

• Aphra Behn (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by J. D. for M. Wellington, at the King's-Head, against St. Clement's Church in the Strand, M.DCC.XVIII. [1718]

Publication year

1718-1718

ESTC No.

T74442

Grub Street ID

297468

Description

viii,464,[6]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Issued with a second volume comprising works by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle translated by Aphra Behn, entitled: 'The theory or system of several new inhabited worlds', which also includes 'An essay on translated prose', 'The history of oracles', 'The unfortunate bride', 'The dumb virgin', 'The unfortunate happy lady', 'The wandering beauty' and 'The unhappy mistake'.