The Restoration playwright Aphra Behn wrote a play set during Bacon's
Rebellion. It's called The Widdow Ranter, or The History of Bacon in
Virginia, and was performed posthumously (with an epilogue by John
Dryden) in 1689.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jurretta Heckscher
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 12:59 PM
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Subject: Re: Novels and Movies set in Virginia

Fascinating!  I hadn't realized that.

Provisionally, Defoe's novel should definitely get the prize for
earliest work of fiction set in Virginia--and one of the prizes for most
distinguished author.

Best--

--Jurretta

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