With an Introduction by Jane Smiley First published in America in 1794, **Charlotte Temple** took the country by stormin fact, it was this nations first bona fide bestseller. Susanna Rowsons most famous work is the story of an innocent British schoolgirl who takes the advice of her depraved French
Charlotte Temple and Lucy Temple
โ Scribed by Susanna Rowson
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Rowson's tale of a young girl who elopes to the United States only to be abandoned by her fiance was once the bestselling novel in American literary history. This edition also includes Lucy Temple, the fascinating story of Charlotte's orphaned daughter.
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