The Widow Ranter

Name: The Widow Ranter
Author: Aphra Behn

by Aphra Behn

Comedy of colonial frontier life featuring a widow and her suitors in Virginia setting

Find on Amazon

About the author

Aphra Behn

The first professional female playwright in English literary history, Behn wrote comedies of sexual intrigue that were as bawdy and confident as anything by her male contemporaries. The Rover remains her most frequently performed play. Virginia Woolf called her the first woman in England to earn her living by writing.

More by Aphra Behn

OroonokoNovella depicting noble African prince enslaved and pursuing tragic love in colonies
The Fair JiltNovella of a woman wrongfully accused of murder and her escape with a noble lover
Agnes de CastroNovella of unhappy marriage featuring a woman caught between duty and forbidden love
The RoverComedy of intrigue with disguises and romantic entanglements set in Spanish locale
Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His SisterNovel in letter form depicting illicit love between a nobleman and his own sister
The Lucky ChanceComedy with mistaken identities and romantic complications involving witty female characters