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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Volume III by Theophilus Cibber
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13. The Widow Ranter; or the History of Bacon in Virginia, a
Tragi-Comedy, acted by the King's company, and printed 1690. It is
uncertain where she had the history of Bacon; but the catastrophe seems
founded on the story of Cassius, who died by the hand of his freed man.
This play was published after Mrs. Behn's death by one G.I., her friend.

14. The Feigned Courtezan; or a Night's Intrigue, a Comedy, acted at the
duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1679. It is dedicated to the famous
Ellen Gwyn, King Charles IId's mistress, and is esteemed one of Mrs.
Behn's best plays.

15. Emperor of the Moon, a Farce, acted at the Queen's theatre, and
printed 4to. 1687. It is dedicated to the Marquis of Worcester. The Plot
is taken from an Italian piece translated into French, under the title
of Harlequin Empereur, Dans le Monde de la Lune, and acted at Paris
above eighty nights without intermission.

16. The Amorous Prince; or the Curious Husband, a Comedy, acted at the
duke of York's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1671. The plot is borrowed
from the novel of the Curious Impertinent in Don Quixote.

17. The younger Brother; or the Amorous Jilt; a Comedy, published after
her death by Mr. Gildon. It was taken from a true story of colonel Henry
Martin, and a certain lady.

Mrs. Behn's plays, all but the last, were published together in two
volumes 8vo. But the edition of 1724 is in four volumes 12mo. including
the Younger Brother.

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