The History of the Nun
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The History of the Nun, Or The Fair Vow Breaker is a short story by Aphra Behn
written in 1688
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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.
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature.-Early life:...
written in 1688
1688 in literature
The year 1688 in literature involved some significant events.-Events:*John Locke has the first abstract of his seminal Essay concerning Human Understanding appear in Leclerc's Bibliotheque universelle...
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It contains an introduction which may suggest a romantic affair between the author and Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini, duchesse Mazarin , was the favourite niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, one of the mistresses of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
and "adventuresses" of the 17th century.