Author | : Eliza Fowler Haywood |
File Size | : 48,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 19 April 1997 |
ISBN | : 0192824902 |
Pages | : 0 pages |
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Fowler Haywood Book PDF Summary
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.