About the Author

Eliza Haywood was an English novelist, poet, and actress. John Richetti is the A.M. Rosenthal Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of The Cambridge History of English Literature: 1660-1780 and the author of many books, including The Life of Daniel Defoe.

Reviews

"A welcome addition to 18th-century surveys as well as courses on the development of the British novel." -- Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer

"Energetic and sound, Richetti's introduction is clearly written, critically relevant, and eminently useful." -- Cynthia Wall, University of Virginia

"Provides a short but helpful introduction to Haywood's overall work and to the current volume along with editorial notes and selected bibliography.... Recommended." -- Choice