Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Aphra Behn
Born: July 10, 1640
Died: April 16, 1689 (aged 48)
Bio: Aphra Behn was a British playwright, poet, translator and fiction writer from the Restoration era.
Known for:
- Oroonoko (1688)
- The Rover (1677)
- The works of Aphra Behn
- The Fair Jilt (1688)
Aphra Behn Quotes