# Love in Excess; or, the Fatal Enquiry

_A Novel in Three Parts_

By Eliza Fowler Haywood.

"Love in Excess; or, the Fatal Enquiry" by Eliza Fowler Haywood is a novel published between 1719-1720. It follows Count D'Elmont, a rake whose romantic entanglements with various women lead to deception, rivalry, and tragedy. When an unsigned love letter goes awry, it sets off a chain of mistaken identities, secret meetings, and dangerous passions. From Paris to Italy, D'Elmont's pursuit of love creates chaos for the women who desire him, ultimately testing whether a libertine can truly reform. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Love stories; Fathers and daughters -- Fiction; Bildungsromans; Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction; Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction

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