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Oroonoko; or, The royal slave

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Oroonoko; or, The royal slave
Aphra Behn
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An edition of Oroonoko (1688)

Oroonoko; or, The royal slave

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Aphra Behn was one of the first professional English female writers and Oroonoko was one of her earliest works. It is the love story between Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king, and the daughter of that king's general. The king takes the girl into his harem, and when she plans to escape with his grandson, sells her as a slave. When Oroonoko tries to follow her he is caught by an English slave trader and taken to the same West Indian island as his love.

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Subjects
Classic Literature, Fiction, History, Princes, Slave trade, Slave trade in literature, Slavery, Slavery in literature, Slaves, Sources, open_syllabus_project, Criticism and interpretation, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, Slaves, fiction, Caribbean area, fiction, Africa, fiction, Fiction, general, Readers, Behn, aphra , 1640-1689, Slaves--suriname--fiction, Slave trade--history--sources, Slaves--fiction, Slave trade--fiction, Princes--fiction, Pr3317 .o7 1997, 823/.4
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Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
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Africa, Caribbean Area, Suriname

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Oroonoko
2003, Penguin
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Oroonoko, or, The royal slave
2000, Bedford/St. Martin's
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Oroonoko: an authoritative text, historical backgrounds, criticism
1997, W.W. Norton
in English - 1st ed.
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Oroonoko; or, The royal slave
1973, Norton
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Oroonoko or, The Royal Slave
July 1973, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Reprint of the 1688 ed. printed foe W. Canning.

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OL22577942M
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0393312054
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50959
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