The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood

A scholarly monograph reconstructs the sparse biographical record of an early-eighteenth-century novelist and offers a concise critical survey of her prolific, genre-spanning career. It recounts biographical fragments and public rumor, then analyzes early short romances of passion, sensational pamphlets, secret histories and scandal novels, collected letters and essays, and later domestic fiction. The study discusses contemporary reception and satirical censure, compiles a detailed bibliography and chronological list, and reports archival searches that correct prior attributions, concluding with readings that link the writer's shifting modes to broader developments in the emerging novel.