Aphra

The only editing issue of major importance to the reader is the choice of names "Aphra" and "Antha," which I honestly don't know how Gerke managed to keep straight, because I highly doubt I am alone in finding it confusing to remember which is the sister and which is the brother (note: not twins.) "Anther" would have been a small change that would have gone a long way to keeping the names straight while not messing up the triple A siblings meme.

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After Aphra had gone I mulled over what she had said.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

Oh dear, I seem to have picked up swearing from Aphra—Grandfather will be disappointed.

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Although history remembers her as Nell, in the few places she signed her name Nell often used the initials “E.G.” or “Ellen,” and Aphra Behn dedicated her play to “Ellen Guin.”

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I looked at Aphra, who rolled her eyes as if to say, Men.

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The answer will come—now off to supper with Aphra, Teddy, and Johnny.

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Aphra Benn … I joined at 18 and 1/2, which means my 30 yrs are up at 48 and 1/2.

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“Teddy, really,” cautioned Aphra, looking around to make sure no one had heard him.

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“You will be sent for, my dear,” Aphra predicted with authority.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

Outrageous, bright, and brimming with wit, beauty, and grace, she charms all who meet her, quickly befriending poet laureate John Dryden; playwright Aphra Behn; famed libertine Johnny, Earl of Rochester; and the last of the cross-dressing actors, Edward Kynaston.

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