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Oroonoko : Or, the royal slave / Aphra Behn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Behn, Aphra, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2012.
- System Details:
- Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 949 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 273 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 949 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 272 KB).
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from eBook information screen.
- ISBN:
- 9781620110904
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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