Eliza Haywood

Eliza Haywood (born 1693?—died February 25, 1756, London) was a prolific English writer of sensational romantic novels that mirrored contemporary 18th-century scandals. Haywood mentions her marriage in her writings, though little is known about it. She supported herself by writing, acting, and adapting works for the theatre. She then turned to the extravagantly passionate fiction for which there was then a vogue, adopting the technique of writing novels based on scandals involving leaders of society,...