Afra Behn

Afra Behn (1640-1689), also Aphra Behn, was an English licentious writer, born in Kent, England, for whom, for her free and easy ways, Charles II took a liking. She was sent by him as a spy to Holland, and through her discovered the intention of the Dutch to burn the shipping in the Thames. She wrote poems, plays, and novels.

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