This volume presents the first collected edition of Aphra Behn's writings, bringing together her major plays, memoir, letters, and critical commentary in a serious attempt to recover a life long clouded by legend. The editor works to correct errors about her family, birthplace, and career, while showing how Behn became the first Englishwoman to earn her living by writing. From her early years in Kent and formative journey to Surinam to her later life in England and Holland, the book traces the experiences that shaped the realism, wit, and colonial detail of works such as Oroonoko and The Widow Ranter. It also follows Behn's precarious service as a secret agent in the Dutch Republic, where she cultivated the exile William Scott, begged repeatedly for funds, and was driven into debt and imprisonment by government neglect. Her later rise as a playwright is defended with equal force: The Forc'd Marriage, The Amorous Prince, The Rover, The Dutch Lover, The Town Fop, The Debauchee, and The Counterfeit Bridegroom establish her as a bold Restoration dramatist. Rich in intrigue, desire, disguise, and comic volatility, the collection restores Behn as a groundbreaking and controversial voice. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.