Thomas James's will, proved in May 1710, did not leave EJ
the library: he intended it to become a public library in its own right, under the title of the Jameson Society. Elinor, however, got...
Wealth and Poverty
Aphra Behn
AB
, facing prison for her debt of £150, petitioned the king
for arrears of payment.
Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin, 1971.
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Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997.