Love-Letters Between A Nobleman And His Sister

Published in 1684 Aphra Behn's Love-Letters Between a Noble-Man and his Sister is a fascinating novel written in epistolary form. Set in seventeenth century England the narrative showcases the relationship between a nobleman Lord Philander and his naive sister-in-law Sylvia. Behn beautifully portrays their emotional intimacy. The work is a blatant commentary on the hypocrisy of a society that forces people to pretend and deceive and draws attention to the deep gulf that existed between the sexes.