Woolf on Behn

Chapter four of Virgina Woolf's critical text 'A Room of One's Own' discusses the influence and importance of Aphra Behn in shaping the work of later female authors such as George Eliot and Charlotte Brontë.
Date Published: 13 July 2012
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In Collection(s): Virginia Woolf, Aphra Behn, George Eliot, Charlotte Brontë, Celebrating women’s writing: the pen in their hands
Keywords: woolf, Feminism, Influence, Aphra Behn, George Eliot
Cite: Woolf on Behn by Virginia Woolf, Aphra Behn, George Eliot, Charlotte Brontë at https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91r/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/woolf-behn. Published on 13 July 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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