Charlotte Temple

Susanna Rowson, Jane Smiley

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Modern Library Inc
15 May 2004

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Modern Library Classics

UNIQUE FEATURES- New Introduction by Jane Smiley; set from the first American edition of 1794; reading group guide

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.

By: Susanna Rowson
Introduction by: Jane Smiley
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 125g
ISBN: 9780812971217
ISBN 10: 0812971213
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 May 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

About the Introducer- 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.