Two Tales: The Royal Slave [Oroonoko] and The Fair Jilt (The Folio Society)

[iv], 146, [1] pp. Black cloth spine with gilt titles and rules, marbled paper over boards. Woodcut illustrations by Iris Francis. Aphra Behn was "not only traveller, secret agent and courtesan; she was probably the first woman in England to earn her living by her pen. Returning from her adventures abroad, she settled in London, to become one of the most popular playwrights of the Restoration, as well as the author of poetry and novels." Includes two works: The Royal Slave (often titled Oroonoko, after its protagonist) and The Fair Jilt.