Adventures of Eovaai, Princess of Ijaveo : a pre-Adamitical history interspersed with a great number of remarkable occurrences which happened, and may again happen, to several empires, kingdoms, republicks, and particular great men ; with some account of the religion, laws, customs, and policies of those times /
Haywood's novel is the story of the beautiful Princess Eovaai. Groomed for the throne by her father, who teaches her Lockean notions of liberty, she is overthrown, enmeshed in civil war, and then magically transported to a foreign land by an evil man. Part magician, part politician, he plots to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for S. Baker,
1736.
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| Edition: | [First edition] |
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| Summary: | Haywood's novel is the story of the beautiful Princess Eovaai. Groomed for the throne by her father, who teaches her Lockean notions of liberty, she is overthrown, enmeshed in civil war, and then magically transported to a foreign land by an evil man. Part magician, part politician, he plots to marry her for political reasons. |
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| Item Description: | Published in 1741 under title: The unfortunate princess; or, The ambitious statesman. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 224 pages ; 16 cm |