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The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

by Eliza Fowler Haywood

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Author
Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756
Credits
Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Abused wives -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
46346
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46346
Release Date
July 21, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE HISTORY OF MISS BETSY THOUGHTLESS
  2. 2.ELIZA HAYWOOD
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.VOLUME THE FIRST
  5. 5.CHAPTER I — Gives the reader room to guess at what is to ensue, though ten to one but he finds himself deceived
  6. 6.CHAPTER II — Shews Miss Betsy in a new scene of life, and the frequent opportunities she had of putting in practice those lessons she was beginning to receive from her young instructress at the boarding-school
  7. 7.CHAPTER III — Affords matter of condolence, or raillery, according to the humour the reader happens to be in for either
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV — Verifies the old proverb, that one affliction treads upon the heels of another
  9. 9.CHAPTER V — Contains nothing very extraordinary, yet such things as are highly proper to be known
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI — May be of some service to the ladies, especially the younger sort, if well attended to
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII — Is a medley of various particulars, which pave the way for matters of more consequence
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — Relates how, by a concurrence of odd circumstances, Miss Betsy was brought pretty near the crisis of her fate, and the means by which she escaped
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX — Contains such things as might be reasonably expected, after the preceding adventure
  14. 14.CHAPTER X — Gives the catastrophe of the Oxford ramble, and in what manner the young ladies returned to London
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII — Is little more than a continuance of the former
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII — Contains some part of the history of Miss Forward's adventures, from the time of her leaving the boarding-school, as related by herself to Miss Betsy
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV — Concludes Miss Forward's narrative, and relates some farther particulars of Miss Betsy's behaviour, on hearing a detail she so little expected
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV — Brings many things on the carpet, highly pleasing to Miss Betsy, in their beginning, and no less perplexing to her in their consequences
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI — Presents the reader with the name and character of Miss Betsy's third lover, and also with some other particulars
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII — Is of less importance than the former, yet must not be omitted
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII — Treats on no fresh matters, but serves to heighten those already mentioned
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX — Will make the reader little the wiser
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX — Contains an odd accident, which happened to Miss Betsy in the cloysters of Westminster Abbey
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI — Gives an explanation of the former, with other particulars, more agreeable to the reader in the repetition, than to the persons concerned in them
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII — A duel begun, and another fought in the same morning, on Miss Betsy's account, are here related, with the manner in which the different antagonists behaved to each other
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII — Among other things necessary to be told, gives an account of the success of a plot laid by Mr. Chatfree, for the discovery of Miss Betsy's real sentiments
  28. 28.VOLUME THE SECOND
  29. 29.CHAPTER I — Will satisfy the reader's curiosity in some points, and increase it in others
  30. 30.CHAPTER II — Contains some passages which, perhaps, may be looked upon as pretty extraordinary
  31. 31.CHAPTER III — Discovers to Miss Betsy a piece of treachery she little expected to hear of
  32. 32.CHAPTER IV — Has very little in it, besides a collection of letters, some of which are much to the purpose, others less so
  33. 33.CHAPTER V — Serves as a supplement to the former
  34. 34.CHAPTER VI — Seems to bring things pretty near a conclusion
  35. 35.CHAPTER VII — Is the better for being short
  36. 36.CHAPTER VIII — Contains some incidents which will be found equally interesting and entertaining, or the author is very much mistaken
  37. 37.CHAPTER IX — Is yet more interesting than the former
  38. 38.CHAPTER X — Cannot fail of exciting compassion in some readers, though it may move others to laughter
  39. 39.CHAPTER XI — Shews what effects the transactions of the preceding night had on the minds of Miss Betsy and Mr. Trueworth
  40. 40.CHAPTER XII — Contains some passages which, it is probable, will afford more pain than pleasure; yet which are very pertinent to the history, and necessary to be related
  41. 41.CHAPTER XIII — Is the recital of some accidents, as little possible to be foreseen by the reader as they were by the persons to whom they happened
  42. 42.CHAPTER XIV — Gives a full explanation of some passages which hitherto have seemed very dark and mysterious
  43. 43.CHAPTER XV — Shews some part of the consequences produced by the foregoing occurrence
  44. 44.CHAPTER XVI — Is a kind of olio, a mixture of many things, all of them very much to the purpose, though less entertaining than some others
  45. 45.CHAPTER XVII — Contains only such things as the reader might reasonably expect to have been informed of before
  46. 46.CHAPTER XVIII — Is of very small importance, yet contains such things as the reader may expect to hear
  47. 47.CHAPTER XIX — Is multum in parvo
  48. 48.CHAPTER XX — Shews Miss Betsy left entirely to her own management, and the cause of it, with some other particulars
  49. 49.CHAPTER XXI — The author is under some apprehensions, will not be quite pleasing to the humour of every reader
  50. 50.CHAPTER XXII — Gives an account of a farther and more laudable motive to induce Mr. Trueworth to put off his intended journey into the country
  51. 51.CHAPTER XXIII — Returns to Miss Betsy's adventures, from which the two former were but a digression, though a very necessary one, as will hereafter appear
  52. 52.VOLUME THE THIRD
  53. 53.CHAPTER I — Relates only to such things as the reader may reasonably expect would happen
  54. 54.CHAPTER II — Contains only some few particulars of little moment in themselves, but serve to usher in matters of more importance
  55. 55.CHAPTER III — Has somewhat more business in it than the former
  56. 56.CHAPTER IV — If it were not for some particulars, might be as well passed over as read
  57. 57.CHAPTER V — Seems to be calculated rather for the instruction than entertainment of the reader
  58. 58.CHAPTER VI — Shews the different operations of the same passion, in persons of different principles and dispositions
  59. 59.CHAPTER VII — May be called an appendix to the former, as it contains only some passages subsequent to the preceding occurrences.
  60. 60.CHAPTER VIII — Is more full of business than entertainment
  61. 61.CHAPTER IX — Contains very little to the purpose
  62. 62.CHAPTER X — Contains an account of some transactions which, though they may not be very pleasing in the repetition, nor are of any great consequence to Miss Betsy, would render this history extremely deficient if omitted
  63. 63.CHAPTER XI — Is very well deserving the attention of all those who are about to marry
  64. 64.CHAPTER XII — Miss Betsy's innocence, as to the Denham affair, fully cleared up to Mr. Trueworth by a very extraordinary accident
  65. 65.CHAPTER XIII — Seems to promise a very great change for the better, both in the humour and conduct of Miss Betsy, in regard to those who professed themselves her lovers
  66. 66.CHAPTER XIV — Shews that Miss Betsy, whenever she pleased to exert herself, had it in her power to be discreet, even on occasions the most tempting to her honour and inclinations
  67. 67.CHAPTER XV — The terrible consequence which may possibly attend our placing too great a dependance on persons whose principles we are not well assured of, are here exemplified in a notable act of villainy and hypocrisy
  68. 68.CHAPTER XVI — Will not tire the reader
  69. 69.CHAPTER XVII — Love in death; an example rather to be wondered at than imitated
  70. 70.CHAPTER XVIII — Displays Miss Betsy in her penitentials, and the manner in which she behaved after having met with so much matter for the humiliation of her vanity; as also some farther particulars, equally worthy the attention of the curious
  71. 71.CHAPTER XIX — Presents the reader with some occurrences which, from the foregoing preparations, might be expected, and also with others that may seem more surprizing
  72. 72.CHAPTER XX — Contains divers things
  73. 73.CHAPTER XXI — Presents the reader with some prognosticks, on events in futuro
  74. 74.CHAPTER XXII — Will prove, by a remarkable instance of a high-raised hope suddenly disappointed, the extreme weakness of building our expectations upon mere conjecture
  75. 75.VOLUME THE FOURTH
  76. 76.CHAPTER I — Contains, among other particulars, an example of forgiving goodness and generosity, worthy the imitation of as many as shall read it
  77. 77.CHAPTER II — Is very full of business
  78. 78.CHAPTER III — Will not let the reader fall asleep
  79. 79.CHAPTER IV — Contains, among other particulars, certain bridal admonitions
  80. 80.CHAPTER V — Seems to demand, for more reasons than one, a greater share of attention than ordinary, in the perusal of it
  81. 81.CHAPTER VI — Contains a second matrimonial contest, of worse consequence than the former
  82. 82.CHAPTER VII — Gives an exact account of what happened in the family of Mr. Munden, after the lamentable and deplorable death of his lady's favourite squirrel; with several other particulars, much less significant, yet very necessary to be told
  83. 83.CHAPTER VIII — Presents the reader with some passages which could not conveniently be told before, and, without all doubt, have been for a long time impatiently expected
  84. 84.CHAPTER IX — Contains the catastrophe of Lady Mellasin's and her daughter Flora's adventures while on this side the globe
  85. 85.CHAPTER X — Returns to the affairs of Mrs. Munden
  86. 86.CHAPTER XI — Contains some few particulars which followed the reconciliation
  87. 87.CHAPTER XII — Is only the prelude to greater matters
  88. 88.CHAPTER XIII — Contains what every reader of an ordinary capacity may, by this time, easily guess at
  89. 89.CHAPTER XIV — Contains a brief recital of several very remarkable, and equally affecting, occurrences, of which the last-mentioned extraordinary adventure was productive, and which may justly enough be looked upon as yet more extraordinary than even the adventure itself
  90. 90.CHAPTER XV — Contains such things as will be pleasing to those whose candid dispositions interest them in favour of the heroine of this history
  91. 91.CHAPTER XVI — Presents the reader, among many other particulars, with a full, though as concise an account as can be given, of the real quality and condition of the lady that Mrs. Munden had seen, and been so much charmed with, at the mercer's
  92. 92.CHAPTER XVII — Is less entertaining than some of the former
  93. 93.CHAPTER XVIII — Contains a most shocking instance of infidelity and ingratitude
  94. 94.CHAPTER XIX — Relates such things as the reader will, doubtless, think of very great importance, yet will hereafter be found of much greater then he can at present imagine
  95. 95.CHAPTER XX — More of the same
  96. 96.CHAPTER XXI — Affords variety of amusement
  97. 97.CHAPTER XXII — Is less pleasing than the former
  98. 98.CHAPTER XXIII — Contains a very brief account of every material occurrence that happened in regard of our fair widow, during the space of a whole year, with some other particulars of less moment
  99. 99.CHAPTER XXIV — Is the last; and, if the author's word may be taken for it, the best — Transcriber's Notes:

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