The City Jilt

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The City Jilt is an early 18th-century amatory novella by Eliza Haywood that explores themes of love, betrayal, and female agency in urban London society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amatory fiction
novella
prose fiction
author Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
genre amatory novella
city fiction
romance
hasForm prose narrative
hasMainFocus female protagonist
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration
hasSubgenre urban amatory fiction
hasSubject commercial and financial concerns in romance
courtship in London
women’s strategies for survival
hasTargetAudience adult readers
literaryMovement amatory fiction tradition
early English novel
literaryPeriod early 18th century
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorCareerPhase early works of Eliza Haywood
publicationCentury 18th century
settingEnvironment urban society
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
theme betrayal
deception
economic dependence
female agency
gender relations
love
marriage and courtship
social mobility

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Eliza Haywood notableWork The City Jilt
Eliza Haywood wrote The City Jilt