The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. 4

About this eBook

Author

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689

Title

The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV

Credits

Produced by Louise Hope, Wendy Bertsch and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

English drama -- 17th century

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27273

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27273

Release Date

November 15, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE WORKS
2. 2.APHRA BEHN — CONTENTS. — SIR PATIENT FANCY. — ARGUMENT. — SOURCE. — THEATRICAL HISTORY. — TO THE READER. — SIR PATIENT FANCY. — PROLOGUE, — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — ACT I. — Scene I. A Room in Lady Knowell’s House . — A Chair and a Table . Enter Sir Credulous in a riding habit. Curry his Groom carrying a Portmantle. — ACT II. — Scene I. A Garden to Sir Patient Fancy’s House . — Scene II. Changes to a Chamber. — ACT III. — Scene I. — Scene II. Lady Knowell’s Chamber. — Scene III. A Garden. — Scene IV. Draws off, and discovers L. Fancy in her Night-gown, in a Chamber as by the dark. — Scene V. Changes again to a Garden. — A confused Noise of the Serenade, the Scene VI draws off to Lady Fancy’s Anti-chamber. — Scene VII. Changes to Lady Fancy’s Bed-chamber, discovers her as before; Lodwick as just risen in Disorder from the Bed, buttoning himself, and setting himself in order; and Noise at the Door of unlatching it. — The Scene draws over Sir Patient and Lady: draws again and discovers Scene VIII. The Garden, Wittmore , Fanny , and Isabella . — Scene IX. Changes to the long Street, a Pageant of an Elephant coming from the farther end with Sir Credulous on it, and several others playing on strange confused Instruments. — ACT IV. — Scene I. Lady Knowell’s House. — Scene II. A Chamber in Sir Patient Fancy’s House. A Table and Chairs. — Scene III. A Hall. — Scene IV. The Lady Fancy’s Bed-Chamber; she’s discover’d with Wittmore in disorder. A Table, Sword, and Hat. — ACT V. — Scene I. A Room in Sir Patient Fancy’s House. A Table, and six Chairs. — EPILOGUE, — Notes on the Text. — Notes: Critical And Explanatory. — Cross-References — Transcriber’s Footnote — THE AMOROUS PRINCE. — ARGUMENT. — SOURCE. — THEATRICAL HISTORY. — THE AMOROUS PRINCE. — PROLOGUE. — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — SCENE , The Court of Florence . — ACT I. — Scene I. The Chamber of Cloris . — Scene II. A Grove. — Scene III. The Apartment of Antonio . — Scene IV. The Same. — ACT II. — Scene I. The Apartment of Frederick . — Scene II. Antonio’s House. — Scene III. The Street. — Scene IV. Antonio’s House. — Scene V. A Chamber in Alberto’s House. — ACT III. — Scene I. A Room in Salvator’s House. — Scene II. A Street. — Scene III. A Wood. — ACT IV. — Scene I. Antonio’s House. — Scene II. A Street. — Scene III. Frederick’s Chamber. — Scene IV. A Street. — Scene V. Antonio’s House. — ACT V. — Scene I. Laura’s Chamber. — Scene II. A Grove. — Scene III. The Lodgings of Curtius . — EPILOGUE, — Notes on the Text. — Notes: Critical And Explanatory. — Cross-Reference — THE WIDOW RANTER. — ARGUMENT. — SOURCE. — THEATRICAL HISTORY. — To the much Honoured MADAM WELLDO N . — THE WIDOW RANTER: Or, the History of Bacon in Virginia . — PROLOGUE , — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — SCENE, Virginia : in Bacon’s Camp, James-Town and the surrounding Country. — ACT I. — Scene I. A Room with several Tables. — Scene II. The Council-Table. — Scene III. Surelove’s House. — ACT II. — Scene I. A Pavilion. — Scene II. The Widow Ranter’s Hall. — Scene III. A Sevana , or large Heath. — Scene IV. The Council-Table. — ACT III. — Scene I. The Country Court, a great Table, with Papers, a Clerk writing. — Scene II. The Sevana or Heath. — ACT IV. — Scene I. — Scene II. — Scene III. A Tent. — ACT V. — Scene I. The Sevana in sight of the Camp; the Moon rises. — Scene II. Changes to Wellman’s Tent. — Scene III. A thick Wood. — Scene IV. Changes to another part of the Wood. — Scene V. A Grove near Madam Surelove’s . — EPILOGUE. — Notes on the Text. — Notes: Critical And Explanatory. — Cross-References — THE YOUNGER BROTHER; OR, THE AMOROUS JILT. — ARGUMENT. — SOURCE. — THEATRICAL HISTORY. — THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO Collonel Codrington . — THE YOUNGER BROTHER; or, The Amorous Jilt. — PROLOGUE, — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — ACT I. — Scene I. A Chamber. — Scene II. A Chamber. — ACT II. — Scene I. Sir Rowland’s Lodging. — Scene II. A Chamber. — Scene III. Another Chamber. — ACT III. — Scene I. A rich Chamber. — Scene II. A Chamber, and Alcove, discovers Mirtilla and Prince Frederick . — Scene III. A Garden by Night still. — ACT IV. — Scene I. The Prince’s Lodgings. — Scene II. Draws off, discovers Mirtilla at her Toylet, dress’d. — Scene III. Changes to Lady Youthly’s . — ACT V. — Scene I. Welborn’s Chamber. — Scene II. The Dressing-Room. Discovers the Prince at his Toylet, dressing. Musick and a Song. — Scene III. A Chamber. — Scene IV. My Lady Youthly’s ; Discovers her, and Lettice dressing her. — EPILOGUE. — Notes on the Text. — Notes: Critical And Explanatory. — Cross-References — Arrangement of Editor’s Notes

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