The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

Name: The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Author: Eliza Haywood

by Eliza Haywood

Novel tracing a young woman's experiences navigating society and romantic disappointments

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Eliza Haywood

Haywood was one of the most prolific and versatile writers of the eighteenth century, moving from scandalous amatory fiction to domestic novels of sensibility. Her career traces the development of the novel from romans à clef to morally serious fiction.

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