Charlotte Temple
By: Susanna Rowson ; introduction by Jane Smiley.
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed.
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: British -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.; Illegitimate children -- Fiction.; Runaway teenagers -- Fiction.; Teenage pregnancy -- Fiction.; Teenage girls -- Fiction.; Elopement -- Fiction.; Seduction -- Fiction.; Betrayal -- Fiction.; Soldiers -- Fiction.; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: 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.
Notes: "Includes a Modern Library reading group guide"--p. 4 of cover.