The History of the Nun

The History of the Nun

"The History of the Nun", Or The Fair Vow Breaker is a short story by Aphra Behn written in 1688.

It contains an introduction which may suggest a romantic affair between the author and Hortense Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, one of the mistresses of Charles II and "adventuresses" of the 17th century.

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* [http://mason.gmu.edu/~ayadav/Behn%20The%20History%20of%20the%20Nun.pdf E-text]


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