Publisher's Synopsis
""The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers"" is a play written by Aphra Behn in the late 17th century. The play is set in Naples during the carnival season and follows the adventures of a group of English Cavaliers who have been banished from their homeland. The main character, Willmore, is a charming and witty adventurer who falls in love with a noblewoman named Hellena. However, Hellena is determined to marry for love rather than for social status, and she tests Willmore's sincerity and loyalty throughout the play. Meanwhile, Willmore's friend Belvile is also in love with a noblewoman named Florinda, but her father has arranged for her to marry a wealthy and powerful man. The play is filled with disguises, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements, as the characters navigate the complexities of love and honor in a society that values wealth and status above all else. ""The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers"" is considered a classic of Restoration comedy and has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times over the years.Tis true, I was never a Lover yet -- but I begin to have a shreud Guess, what 'tis to be so, and fancy it very pretty to sigh, and sing, and blush and wish, and dream and wish, and long and wish to see the Man; and when I do, look pale and tremble; just as you did when my Brother brought home the fine English Colonel to see you -- what do you call him? Don Belvile.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
