"Love-Letters by Lord Grey" and Changing Imprints for Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister (1684–7).
The question of whether or not Aphra Behn wrote Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister (1684–7) is still very much open to debate. Whilst this article will neither confirm nor deny her authorship of this multi-part work, it explores the revealing contrast between the unnamed author of Love-L...
| Publicado en: | Women's Writing Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 210 - 226 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2025
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