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Aphra Behn was not only one of the most influential dramatic writers of the 17th Century, but the first Englishwoman to make a living out of her writing. A poet, a translator, a playwright and a novelist, Behn’s work was heavily criticised for its supposed scandalous nature, to an extent which that of no male writerContinue reading “Aphra Behn (1640 – 1689)”