A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country/Heywood, (Eliza)
HEYWOOD (ELIZA), a most voluminous English Writer; born 1693; died 1756.
Her latter and best works are, Female Spectator, 4 vols; Epistles for the Ladies, 2 vols; Fortunate Foundling, 1 vol; Adventures of Nature, 1 vol; Betsy Thoughtless, 4 vols; Jenny and Jemmy Jessamy, 3 vols; Invisible Spy, 2 vols; Husband and Wife, 2 vols, all in 12mo. and a pamphlet entitled, A Present for a Servant Maid. When young, she dabbled in dramatic poetry; but with no great success, none of her plays being either much approved at first, or revived afterwards.