She’d had her fill of politics (though she continued to criticized the whigs). Her history came into sharper focus and was verifiable by fact when she started her career as a writer. Returning to England penniless, it’s often reported that she went to debtors’ prison, though this part of the story may or may not be true. Though she successfully accomplished the objects of her mission, legend had it that she was never paid for her spy services. She used the code name Astrea, which she later used as a nom de plume for some of her writings. The marriage was brief, though it’s unknown whether it was due to widowhood or separation, but Aphra continued to use “Mrs Behn” as her professional name.Īphra’s wit and charm somehow brought her into the court of Charles II, and the king sent her on secret service as a political spy in Antwerp during the second Anglo-Dutch war. Very little is known about him, other than that he was German or Dutch and possibly a merchant. Shortly after her supposed return to England from Suriname, Behn may have married Johan (also written as Johann or John) Behn.
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