Book description
The History of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy, originally published as three
volumes in 1753, is the last work by the prolific English novelist
Eliza Haywood. Out of print since the early nineteenth century and
never available in an edited and fully-annotated modern edition such
as this, Haywood's novel is an important early example of the
sentimental novel of domestic manners. In its depiction of marriage
and courtship among the leisure class of the mid-eighteenth century,
Haywood's novel is remarkable for its unsentimental realism.
"Energetic and sound, Richetti's introduction is clearly
written, critically relevant, and eminently useful." -- Cynthia
Wall, University of Virginia
