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Behn, Afra
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A licentious writer, born in Kent, for whom, for her free and easy ways, Charles II. took a liking; sent by him as a spy to Holland, and through her discovered the intention of the Dutch to burn the shipping in the Thames. She wrote plays and novels (1640-1689).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Behn, Afra'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/behn-afra.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.