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The history of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy Eliza Fowler Haywood 9781178415582 Books
I loved this book, but not immediately. As the editor points out, the pace is "leisurely." The main storyline unfolds slowly, with frequent pauses for subsidiary tales of distressed or wayward young women and troubled marriages.But at some point I realized I was fully immersed in the social whirl of upper-class eighteenth-century England, with its compulsive visiting, infinite diversions, gossip fests, raillery and rivalries. I could no more leave the scene than could the characters!
Jenny and Jemmy are distant cousins destined by their fathers to marry. Now orphaned, grown up and rich, they are devoted to each other, but with a warm affection rather than an "amorous flame." Jenny suggests they take time off to observe the world and learn from the mistakes of others before marrying. Agreeable Jemmy agrees.
This hiatus opens them up to the machinations of a rival who seeks to alienate the cousins - and win Jenny's lovely person and fortune for himself.
Throughout this trying period, Jenny is a model of rational behavior - never jumps to conclusions or flies into passions. Watching her mind work is a pleasure, as she reflects on human nature and questions appearances. Meanwhile Jemmy, though no saint, makes an equally appealing hero with his honesty, intelligence and true heart.
Eliza Haywood fascinates me, and this was her last novel (1753). So I was eager to read the introduction after I finished the book. I found it well written and insightful.
Haywood was every bit as famous as Fielding, Richardson and Defoe in her day. She started out writing sensational, amatory novels, but as literary tastes changed and fiction became increasingly moralistic, so did Haywood. The discreet, reflective Jenny Jessamy is a complete turnaround from Haywood's impassioned heroines of the 1720's.
I'm very grateful to The University Press of Kentucky for offering such well-edited and annotated editions of hard-to-find British novels by early women writers.
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The history of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy Eliza Fowler Haywood 9781178415582 Books Reviews
I loved this book, but not immediately. As the editor points out, the pace is "leisurely." The main storyline unfolds slowly, with frequent pauses for subsidiary tales of distressed or wayward young women and troubled marriages.
But at some point I realized I was fully immersed in the social whirl of upper-class eighteenth-century England, with its compulsive visiting, infinite diversions, gossip fests, raillery and rivalries. I could no more leave the scene than could the characters!
Jenny and Jemmy are distant cousins destined by their fathers to marry. Now orphaned, grown up and rich, they are devoted to each other, but with a warm affection rather than an "amorous flame." Jenny suggests they take time off to observe the world and learn from the mistakes of others before marrying. Agreeable Jemmy agrees.
This hiatus opens them up to the machinations of a rival who seeks to alienate the cousins - and win Jenny's lovely person and fortune for himself.
Throughout this trying period, Jenny is a model of rational behavior - never jumps to conclusions or flies into passions. Watching her mind work is a pleasure, as she reflects on human nature and questions appearances. Meanwhile Jemmy, though no saint, makes an equally appealing hero with his honesty, intelligence and true heart.
Eliza Haywood fascinates me, and this was her last novel (1753). So I was eager to read the introduction after I finished the book. I found it well written and insightful.
Haywood was every bit as famous as Fielding, Richardson and Defoe in her day. She started out writing sensational, amatory novels, but as literary tastes changed and fiction became increasingly moralistic, so did Haywood. The discreet, reflective Jenny Jessamy is a complete turnaround from Haywood's impassioned heroines of the 1720's.
I'm very grateful to The University Press of Kentucky for offering such well-edited and annotated editions of hard-to-find British novels by early women writers.
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