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Fortunate Foundlings
Fortunate Foundlings
Fortunate Foundlings
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Fortunate Foundlings

Written by Eliza Haywood

Narrated by Helen Taylor

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A story of love and adventure, following the fortunes of a young man and woman each trying to make their way in the wide world. Horatio and Louisa are twins, abandoned in infancy and adopted by a wealthy bachelor. For various reasons both leave his protection and set off independently: Plucky and determined Louisa must defend her virtue and make her way in a man’s world, and her spirited brother seeks his fortune in the army. This energetic narrative gallops from city to court, from battlefield to convent, and across a number of European countries. Written in 1744 (when the novel was just emerging as a form) by actress and prolific author Eliza Haywood, this is an eighteenth century rollercoaster - action packed, passionate, melodramatic, and often unashamedly sentimental. - Summary by Helen Taylor
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 25, 2014
Fortunate Foundlings
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Eliza Haywood

Eliza Haywood (1693–1756) was an English writer, actress, and publisher. She wrote and published more than seventy works in her lifetime, including fiction, drama, translations, poetry, conduct literature, and periodicals. Haywood described herself as a “widow,” noting in 1719 that her marriage was “unfortunate,” but no record of her marriage has been found and the identity of her husband remains unknown. Haywood’s long writing career began with the first installment of Love in Excess and ended in the year she died with the conduct books The Wife and The Husband and contributions to the biweekly periodical The Young Lady. Haywood is buried in Saint Margaret’s Church near Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave in the churchyard.

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