Eliza Haywood was one of the most popular and versatile writers of the eighteenth century. The two novellas in this edition - The Rash Resolve (1724) and Life's Progress (1748) - show her developing and adapting her ideas on the subject of passion and romance. Though superficially presented as cautionary tales, Haywood introduces a feminist slant.

Carol Stewart

Part 1 The Rash Resolve: or, the Untimely Discovery; Chapter 2 The Rash Resolve; Chapter I Part I; Chapter II Part II;