{"product_id":"9781913724115","title":"Oroonoko : Or, The Royal Slave","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Behn, Aphra \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 September 2021 by Renard Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 21 | 130g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1688, Oroonoko, or, The Royal Slave is a short, politically charged novella by the Restoration playwright – and spy – Aphra Behn, and is arguably one of the founding texts of the novel form. Purporting to chart the life of an African prince, Oroonoko, who is tricked into slavery and taken to South America, the narrative follows the Prince through his trials of love, loss and rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVying for the title of the first English novel – and certainly the first to be read as an indictment of the treatment of Africans – Oroonoko has all the hallmarks of Behn's stage works, which are widely considered to be amongst the most important of the Restoration period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45438402068739,"sku":"9781913724115","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781913724115.jpg?v=1731404085","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781913724115","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}