Love in Excess (Annotated)

Eliza Haywood's Love in Excess; or, The Fatal Enquiry (1719–20) is a defining work of early eighteenth-century amatory fiction, tracing the turbulent passions, disguises, misunderstandings, and moral hazards surrounding Count D'Elmont and the women drawn into his orbit. Written in a vivid, emotionally charged prose style, the novel combines theatrical intrigue with psychological intensity, illumin...