Fantomina and Other Works

Loved her two novesl; Miss Betsy Thoughtless and Love in Excess. I wanted more of her works. This book of her shorter works is put together very well. She must have been an amazing woman.

This edition of Eliza Haywood's novels is excellent for teaching--or simply pleasure reading! The texts are clearly and helpfully annotated with definitions of older words. The editors' introduction is invaluable as a guide to the life and work of this neglected eighteenth-century writer. The title story alone is worth the price of the book. This edition is a worthy companion to Christine Blouch's edition of Haywood's novel Betsy Thoughtless, published in the same series. Perhaps after a taste of these ribald tales readers will investigate Haywood's lesser-known works, such as the Female Spectator, published in an excellent edition by Oxford University Press. They certainly merit further study and appreciation.