Memoirs of a Certain Island Adjacent to the Kingdom of Utopia

Eliza Fowler Haywood (c. 1693–1756) was a prolific writer, actress, a widely connected scholar, a critical philosopher, and economist. Her contributions to moral philosophy and economics provide a clear view of early 18^th century English society.

The second volume of the philosopher and economist’s Memoirs… focuses more closely on the political, strategical failures of England’s ministries as mediators between the Sovereign and the people, examining the accompanying decadence and moral dec...