Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth (Classic Novels) - Softcover

Rowson, Susanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1545537682 ISBN 13: 9781545537688

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Charlotte Temple Susanna Rowson Classic Novels Charlotte Temple is a novel by Susanna Rowson. It was first published in England in 1791 under the title Charlotte, A Tale of Truth. The book tells of the seduction of a British schoolgirl by a dashing soldier, John Montraville, who brings her to America and there abandons her, pregnant and ill. As such, it belongs to the seduction novel genre popular in early American literature. The novel opens upon an unexpected encounter between the British Lieutenant Montraville and Charlotte Temple, a tall, elegant girl of 15. Montraville sets his mind on seducing Charlotte and succeeds with the help of his libertine friend Belcour and Mademoiselle La Rue, a teacher at the boarding school Charlotte attends. Mademoiselle La Rue had herself eloped from a convent with a young officer and "possessed too much of the spirit of intrigue to remain long without adventures." Montraville soon loses interest in the young girl and, being led by Belcour to believe in Charlotte's infidelty towards him, trusts Belcour to take care of Charlotte and the child she expects.

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Susanna Rowson

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• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1545537682
• ISBN 13: 9781545537688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72