Eliza Haywood | |
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 Playwright and novelist Eliza Haywood, by George Vertue, 1725. | |
| Born | Eliza Fowler 1693 |
| Died | 25 February 1756 |
| Resting place | Saint Margaret's Church near Westminster Abbey in Westminster |
Eliza Haywood (c. 1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher. An increase in interest and recognition of Haywood's literary works began in the 1980s. Described as "prolific even by the standards of a prolific age", Haywood wrote and published over 70 works in her lifetime, including fiction, drama, translations, poetry, conduct literature and periodicals.[1] Haywood today is studied primarily as one of the 18th-century founders of the novel in English.
- ^ Haywood, Eliza (1985). The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless. Broadview Press Ltd. p. 7.