{"product_id":"the-masqueraders-or-fatal-curiosity-and-the-surprize-or-constancy-rewarded-paperback-softback-9781442615878","title":"The Masqueraders, or Fatal Curiosity, and the Surprize, or Constancy Rewarded (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442615878","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Masqueraders, or Fatal Curiosity, and the Surprize, or Constancy Rewarded\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEliza Haywood (Author), Tiffany Potter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442615878\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, 9 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Highly recommended.\u0026amp;#x2019;  (Choice Magazine vol 53:08:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Potter\u0026amp;#x2019;s engaging new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Masqueraders\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy addition to the classroom syllabus and to the scholar\u0026amp;#x2019;s bookshelf.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Earla Wilputte (Eighteenth Century Fiction vol 29:02:2016)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important female English novelist of the 1720s, Eliza Haywood is famous for writing scandalous fiction about London society. Fast-moving, controversial, and sometimes disturbing, Haywood’s short novels \u003cem\u003eThe Masqueraders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Surprize\u003c\/em\u003e are valuable sources for the study of eighteenth-century gender and identity, the social history of masquerade, the dangers of courtship and seduction, and conceptions of elite and popular cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite their common theme of masquerade and seduction, the two short novels are a study in contrasts. \u003cem\u003eThe Masqueraders\u003c\/em\u003e features the whirl of London life, with a libertine anti-hero and his serial seductions of women who believe that they can manipulate the social conventions that are expected to limit them.\u003cem\u003e The Surprize\u003c\/em\u003e, on the other hand, is an uncharacteristically sentimental story in which a similarly salacious plot ends in rewards for the good and virtuous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell suited to the teaching of these two texts, this volume contains annotated scholarly editions of both novels, an extensive introduction, and useful appendices that discuss the masquerade’s role in eighteenth-century debates on gender, morality, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on the Text and Publication History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditions of Haywood’s Novels Compared for this Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Life in Excess: Eliza Haywood and Popular Culture in \u003cem\u003eThe Masqueraders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Surprize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Masqueraders, or Fatal Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Surprize, or Constancy Rewarded\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Contemporary Comments on Eliza Haywood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Documents from the Masquerade Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653247004952,"sku":"9781442615878","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-masqueraders-or-fatal-curiosity-and-the-surprize-or-constancy-rewarded-paperback-softback-9781442615878","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}