A Critical Edition of Eliza Haywood's The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Author : John Robert Elwood
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Release : 1962
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Author : John Robert Elwood
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File Size : 16,99 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Miss Betsy THOUGHTLESS
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Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
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Author : Miss Betsy THOUGHTLESS
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Page : 0 pages
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Author : Eliza Fowler Haywood
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File Size : 44,23 MB
Release : 1751
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Author : Eliza Fowler Haywood
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Page : 302 pages
File Size : 13,70 MB
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Author : Eliza Fowler Haywood
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
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Author : Eliza Haywood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 14,36 MB
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752341750
Reproduction of the original: The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Haywood
Author : Eliza Fowler Haywood
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Abused wives
ISBN : 9780192824905
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751) is one of the first novels to depict a heroine struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. In it Eliza Haywood, a prolific and successful author who began her career as an actress, questions the sexual double standard and institution of marriage.
Author : Eliza Haywood
Publisher : Mint Editions
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
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ISBN : 9781513291574
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751) is a novel by Eliza Haywood. Blending tragedy and comedy, Haywood explores the intersection of ambition, family, and desire to reveal how women so often fall victim to the whims of men. The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless has been recognized as one of the first novels in English literature to depict the development of an independent heroine, as well as to move away from the more popular genre of amatory fiction toward the marriage plot. Widely read in the eighteenth century, Haywood influenced such authors as Fanny Burney and Jane Austen. Having completed her education at an all-girls boarding school, Betsy Thoughtless moves to the city of London. For the first time, she finds herself thrust into the orbit of young and marriageable men, whose attention and affections she craves, though remains cautious to reciprocate. Betsy knows the dangers inherent to sexual impropriety--pregnancy out of wedlock would all but guarantee her a life of poverty and misfortune, not to mention the shame it would bring to her aristocratic family. Despite these pressures, Betsy finds a way to enjoy single life while learning to recognize the signs of deceitful, unworthy men. When marriage does come, she soon realizes the institution is far from perfect. Unhappy, she grows as a person and looks for a way to regain her former independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Eliza Haywood's The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : Miss Betsy THOUGHTLESS
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Page : 304 pages
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Release : 1768
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