Book Title: Oroonoko

Author: Aphra Behn

Book Description: Oroonoko (1688)—full title Oroonoko: or, The Royal Slave—is a short work of prose fiction by English poet and writer Aphra Behn. This text is a first-person account of Oroonoko's life and his ensuing journey after the African prince is tricked into slavery and sold to European colonists in Surinam.

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Oroonoko (1688)—full title Oroonoko: or, The Royal Slave—is a short work of prose fiction by English poet and writer Aphra Behn. This text is a first-person account of Oroonoko’s life and his ensuing journey after the African prince is tricked into slavery and sold to European colonists in Surinam.

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Aphra Behn

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Title
Oroonoko
Author
Aphra Behn
License

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This work (Oroonoko by Aphra Behn) is free of known copyright restrictions.

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Publisher
Ryerson University
Publication Date
February 15, 2022