Oroonoko

Aphra Behn

earliest edition we have, 1973 W.W. Norton, 1997 272 pages

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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 t...

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Editions we hold

Oroonoko ebook · 2009 · The Floating Press · 9781775415602
Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave paperback · 2004 · Kessinger Publishing · 60 pages · 9781419139314
Oroonoko edition · 2003 · Penguin · 99 pages
Oroonoko (Bedford Cultural Edition) hardcover · 1999 · St. Martin's Press · 368 pages · 9780312210656
Oroonoko edition · 1997 · W.W. Norton · 272 pages
Oroonoko, or, The royal slave edition · 1987 · University Press of America · 86 pages
Oroonoko edition · 1986 · Methuen · 224 pages · 9780413413505
Oroonoko edition · 1986 · Methuen · 240 pages · 9780413413604
Oroonoko or, The Royal Slave edition · 1973 · W W Norton & Co Inc · 78 pages
Oroonoko; or, The royal slave edition · 1973 · Norton · 90 pages

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