The Rover
by Aphra Behn
The Rover, or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a comedy by Aphra Behn, staged at the Duke's Theatre and printed in London for John Amery in 1677. Reworked from Thomas Killigrew's Thomaso, it follows a group of English Cavaliers in Naples at Carnival time; the first printing carried no author's name.
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- 1
- First edition
- John Amery, 1677
- First published
- John Amery, London, 1677
The first edition of The Rover by Aphra Behn was published in London by John Amery in 1677. We track 1 edition.
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Who published the first edition of The Rover?
The first edition of The Rover by Aphra Behn was published in London by John Amery in 1677.
How many editions of The Rover are there?
We track 1 edition of The Rover, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Rover (play), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The rover. Or, The banish't cavaliers (ESTC R2712), Grub Street Project (grubstreetproject.net)
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