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The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

by Eliza Haywood

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  1. 1Volume the First
  2. 2Chapter II — Shews Miss Betsy in a New Scene of Life, and the Frequ…
  3. 3Chapter III — Affords Matter of Condolence, or Raillery, According…
  4. 4Chapter IV — Verifies the Old Proverb, That One Affliction Treads U…
  5. 5Chapter V — Contains Nothing Very Extraordinary, Yet Such Things as…
  6. 6Chapter VI — May Be of Some Service to the Ladies, Especially the Y…
  7. 7Chapter VII — Is a Medley of Various Particulars, Which Pave the Wa…
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Relates How, by a Concurrence of Odd Circumstances,…
  9. 9Chapter IX — Contains Such Things as Might Be Reasonably Expected,…
  10. 10Chapter X — Gives the Catastrophe of the Oxford Ramble, and in What…
  11. 11Chapter XI — Lays a Foundation for Many Events to Be Produced by Ti…
  12. 12Chapter XII — Is Little More Than a Continuance of the Former
  13. 13Chapter XIII — Contains Some Part of the History of Miss Forward’s…
  14. 14Chapter XIV — Concludes Miss Forward’s Narrative, and Relates Some…
  15. 15Chapter XV — Brings Many Things on the Carpet, Highly Pleasing to M…
  16. 16Chapter XVI — Presents the Reader With the Name and Character of Mi…
  17. 17Chapter XVII — Is of Less Importance Than the Former, Yet Must Not…
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — Treats on No Fresh Matters, but Serves to Heighten…
  19. 19Chapter XIX — Will Make the Reader Little the Wiser
  20. 20Chapter XX — Contains an Odd Accident, Which Happened to Miss Betsy…
  21. 21Chapter XXI — Gives an Explanation of the Former, With Other Partic…
  22. 22Chapter XXII — A Duel Begun, and Another Fought in the Same Morning…
  23. 23Chapter XXIII — Among Other Things Necessary to Be Told, Gives an A…
  24. 24Volume the Second
  25. 25Chapter II — Contains Some Passages Which, Perhaps, May Be Looked U…
  26. 26Chapter III — Discovers to Miss Betsy a Piece of Treachery She Litt…
  27. 27Chapter IV — Has Very Little in It, Besides a Collection of Letters…
  28. 28Chapter V — Serves as a Supplement to the Former
  29. 29Chapter VI — Seems to Bring Things Pretty Near a Conclusion
  30. 30Chapter VII — Is the Better for Being Short
  31. 31Chapter VIII — Contains Some Incidents Which Will Be Found Equally…
  32. 32Chapter IX — Is Yet More Interesting Than the Former
  33. 33Chapter X — Cannot Fail of Exciting Compassion in Some Readers, Tho…
  34. 34Chapter XI — Shews What Effects the Transactions of the Preceding N…
  35. 35Chapter XII — Contains Some Passages Which, It Is Probable, Will Af…
  36. 36Chapter XIII — Is the Recital of Some Accidents, as Little Possible…
  37. 37Chapter XIV — Gives a Full Explanation of Some Passages Which Hithe…
  38. 38Chapter XV — Shews Some Part of the Consequences Produced by the Fo…
  39. 39Chapter XVI — Is a Kind of Olio, a Mixture of Many Things, All of T…
  40. 40Chapter XVII — Contains Only Such Things as the Reader Might Reason…
  41. 41Chapter XVIII — Is of Very Small Importance, Yet Contains Such Thin…
  42. 42Chapter XIX — Is Multum in Parvo
  43. 43Chapter XX — Shews Miss Betsy Left Entirely to Her Own Management,…
  44. 44Chapter XXI — The Author Is Under Some Apprehensions, Will Not Be Q…
  45. 45Chapter XXII — Gives an Account of a Farther and More Laudable Moti…
  46. 46Chapter XXIII — Returns to Miss Betsy’s Adventures, From Which the…
  47. 47Volume the Third
  48. 48Chapter II — Contains Only Some Few Particulars of Little Moment in…
  49. 49Chapter III — Has Somewhat More Business in It Than the Former
  50. 50Chapter IV — If It Were Not for Some Particulars, Might Be as Well…
  51. 51Chapter V — Seems to Be Calculated Rather for the Instruction Than…
  52. 52Chapter VI — Shews the Different Operations of the Same Passion, in…
  53. 53Chapter VII — May Be Called an Appendix to the Former, as It Contai…
  54. 54Chapter VIII — Is More Full of Business Than Entertainment
  55. 55Chapter IX — Contains Very Little to the Purpose
  56. 56Chapter X — Contains an Account of Some Transactions Which, Though…
  57. 57Chapter XI — Is Very Well Deserving the Attention of All Those Who…
  58. 58Chapter XII — Miss Betsy’s Innocence, as to the Denham Affair, Full…
  59. 59Chapter XIII — Seems to Promise a Very Great Change for the Better,…
  60. 60Chapter XIV — Shews That Miss Betsy, Whenever She Pleased to Exert…
  61. 61Chapter XV — The Terrible Consequence Which May Possibly Attend Our…
  62. 62Chapter XVI — Will Not Tire the Reader
  63. 63Chapter XVII — Love in Death; an Example Rather to Be Wondered at T…
  64. 64Chapter XVIII
  65. 65Chapter XIX — Presents the Reader With Some Occurrences Which, From…
  66. 66Chapter XX — Contains Divers Things
  67. 67Chapter XXI — Presents the Reader With Some Prognosticks, on Events…
  68. 68Chapter XXII — Will Prove, by a Remarkable Instance of a High-Raise…
  69. 69Volume the Fourth
  70. 70Chapter II — Is Very Full of Business
  71. 71Chapter III — Will Not Let the Reader Fall Asleep
  72. 72Chapter IV — Contains, Among Other Particulars, Certain Bridal Admo…
  73. 73Chapter V — Seems to Demand, for More Reasons Than One, a Greater S…
  74. 74Chapter VI — Contains a Second Matrimonial Contest, of Worse Conseq…
  75. 75Chapter VII
  76. 76Chapter VIII — Presents the Reader With Some Passages Which Could N…
  77. 77Chapter IX — Contains the Catastrophe of Lady Mellasin’s and Her Da…
  78. 78Chapter X — Returns to the Affairs of Mrs. Munden
  79. 79Chapter XI — Contains Some Few Particulars Which Followed the Recon…
  80. 80Chapter XII — Is Only the Prelude to Greater Matters
  81. 81Chapter XIII — Contains What Every Reader of an Ordinary Capacity M…
  82. 82Chapter XIV
  83. 83Chapter XV — Contains Such Things as Will Be Pleasing to Those Whos…
  84. 84Chapter XVI
  85. 85Chapter XVII — Is Less Entertaining Than Some of the Former
  86. 86Chapter XVIII — Contains a Most Shocking Instance of Infidelity and…
  87. 87Chapter XIX — Relates Such Things as the Reader Will, Doubtless, Th…
  88. 88Chapter XX — More of the Same
  89. 89Chapter XXI — Affords Variety of Amusement
  90. 90Chapter XXII — Is Less Pleasing Than the Former
  91. 91Chapter XXIII — Contains a Very Brief Account of Every Material Occ…
  92. 92Chapter XXIV — Is the Last; and, If the Author’s Word May Be Taken…

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