Charlotte Temple (Modern Library) - Softcover

Rowson, Susanna

 
9780812971217: Charlotte Temple (Modern Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812971213 ISBN 13: 9780812971217
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2004

Synopsis

First published in America in 1794, Charlotte Temple took the country by storm in fact, it was this nation s first bona fide bestseller. Susanna Rowson s most famous work is the story of an innocent British schoolgirl who takes the advice of her depraved French teacher with tragic consequences. Seduced by the dashing Lieutenant Montraville, who persuades her to move to America with him, the fifteen-year-old Charlotte leaves her adoring parents and makes the treacherous sea voyage to New York. In the land of opportunity, Charlotte is callously abandoned by Montraville. Alone and pregnant with an illegitimate child, she valiantly fights to stave off poverty and ruin. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

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About the Author

JANE SMILEY is the bestselling author of eleven acclaimed works of fiction, including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, A Thousand Acres (for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize), Horse Heaven, and Good Faith. She lives in California.

From the Back Cover

With an Introduction by Jane Smiley
First published in America in 1794, Charlotte Temple took the country by storm--in fact, it was this nation's first bona fide "bestseller." Susanna Rowson's most famous work is the story of an innocent British schoolgirl who takes the advice of her depraved French teacher-- with tragic consequences. Seduced by the dashing Lieutenant Montraville, who persuades her to move to America with him, the fifteen-year-old Charlotte leaves her adoring parents and makes the treacherous sea voyage to New York. In the land of opportunity, Charlotte is callously abandoned by Montraville. Alone and pregnant with an illegitimate child, she valiantly fights to stave off poverty and ruin.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition.

From the Inside Flap

With an Introduction by Jane Smiley

First published in America in 1794, Charlotte Temple took the country by storm in fact, it was this nation s first bona fide bestseller. Susanna Rowson s most famous work is the story of an innocent British schoolgirl who takes the advice of her depraved French teacher with tragic consequences. Seduced by the dashing Lieutenant Montraville, who persuades her to move to America with him, the fifteen-year-old Charlotte leaves her adoring parents and makes the treacherous sea voyage to New York. In the land of opportunity, Charlotte is callously abandoned by Montraville. Alone and pregnant with an illegitimate child, she valiantly fights to stave off poverty and ruin.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0812971213
ISBN 13 
9780812971217
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
145

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780195042382: Charlotte Temple (Oxford Paperbacks) (Early American Women Writers)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0195042387 ISBN 13:  9780195042382
Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1987
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