Love in Excess

Love in Excess (1719-1720) is a novel by Eliza Haywood that was an immediate bestseller and marked her debut on the London literary scene. It is considered a prime example of the popular genre of amatory fiction, which often used love triangles to expose the imbalance between male and female desire in a patriarchal society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press

Love in Excess, a novel by Eliza Haywood, was published in three parts by printer William Chetwood in 1719–1720. It marked Haywood's debut on the London literary scene and was an immediate bestseller, going through several reprintings during her lifetime. Love in Excess is considered a prime example of the popular genre of amatory fiction, which often used love triangles to expose the imbalance between male and female desire in a patriarchal society.

Like all young aristocratic women of their time, Alovisa and Amena are expected to wait for a marriage proposal to fall into their laps. Forbidden from expressing their desires, Alovisa decides to send an anonymous letter to the handsome, rakish Delmont. When he receives it, he thinks it has been sent by Amena, whom he promptly begins to pursue. Disappointed, Alovisa conspires with Amenas father, who disapproves of Delmont, to have her rival sent to a convent. Although Alovisa ends up with her beau of choice, she soon realizes that desire has a funny way of concealing a lover's true nature.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Eliza Haywoods Love in Excess is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513133133