uncertain where she had the history of Bacon; but the catastrophe seems
founded on the story of Cassius, who died by the hand of his freed man.
This play was published after Mrs. Behn's death by one G.I., her friend.

14. The Feigned Courtezan; or a Night's Intrigue, a Comedy, acted at the
duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1679. It is dedicated to the famous
Ellen Gwyn, King Charles IId's mistress, and is esteemed one of Mrs.
Behn's best plays.

15. Emperor of the Moon, a Farce, acted at the Queen's theatre, and
printed 4to. 1687. It is dedicated to the Marquis of Worcester. The Plot
is taken from an Italian piece translated into French, under the title
of Harlequin Empereur, Dans le Monde de la Lune, and acted at Paris
above eighty nights without intermission.

16. The Amorous Prince; or the Curious Husband, a Comedy, acted at the
duke of York's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1671. The plot is borrowed
from the novel of the Curious Impertinent in Don Quixote.

17. The younger Brother; or the Amorous Jilt; a Comedy, published after
her death by Mr. Gildon. It was taken from a true story of colonel Henry
Martin, and a certain lady.

Mrs. Behn's plays, all but the last, were published together in two
volumes 8vo. But the edition of 1724 is in four volumes 12mo. including
the Younger Brother.

The following is an account of her novels, and histories,

They are extant in two volumes 12mo. Lond. 1735, 8th edition, published
by Mr. Charles Gildon, and dedicated to Simon Scroop, Esq; to which is
prefixed the history of the Life and Memoirs of our authoress, written
by one of the fair sex.

1. The History of Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave: This was founded on a
true story, the incidents of which happened during her residence at
Surinam. It gave birth to Mr. Southern's celebrated play of that name;
who in his dedication of it, speaking of his obligation to Mrs. Behn for
the subject, says,

'She had a great command of the stage, and I have often wondered that
she would bury her favorite hero in a novel, when she might have revived
him in the scene. She thought either, that no actor could represent him,
or she could not bear him represented; and I believe the last, when I
remember what I have heard from a friend of her's, that she always told
a story more feelingly than she writ.'

2. The Fair Jilt; or the Amours of Prince Tarquin and Miranda. This is
likewise said to be derived from a true story, to a great part of which