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100 1 _aWhicher, George Frisbie,
_d1889-1954
245 1 4 _aThe Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-01-01
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood" by George Frisbie Whicher is a scholarly monograph composed in the early 20th century. The book attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the life and literary contributions of Eliza Haywood, a prominent figure in 18th-century literature known for her romantic and scandalous novels. Whicher explores Haywood's significance as one of the earliest female novelists, shedding light on her works that depict themes of passion, societal norms, and the challenges faced by women in literature. At the start of the text, Whicher not only outlines the insufficient recognition that Haywood received during and after her lifetime but also presents a biographical sketch of her life. The opening discusses her unconventional upbringing, her marriage to Rev. Valentine Haywood, and her scandalous elopement, hinting at the tumultuous nature of her personal and professional life. Whicher emphasizes how Haywood utilized her literary talents to carve out a space for herself in a male-dominated field, ultimately generating a prolific output of novels, plays, and pamphlets that reflected both her personal struggles and societal critiques. This prologue sets the stage for a thorough exploration of Haywood's contributions to the development of the novel as a form and the evolution of women's roles in literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHaywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10889
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