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Charlotte Temple
Charlotte Temple
Author: Susanna Hoswell Rowson, Cathy N. Davidson
The sentimental novels of the early national period were considered a danger to society and were criticized for the corrupting influence they had on the minds of their mostly young and female audience. They told tales of vice and intrigue that purported to be "based on fact" and also advocated the need for better female education that ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195042382
ISBN-10: 0195042387
Publication Date: 2/19/1987
Pages: 120
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3.5 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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This is my absolute favorite book about a woman's sexual awakening. Such a depressing yet enlightening novel.
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From the Early American Women Writers series, CHARLOTTE TEMPLE was a "best seller' that went through more than 200 editions. It tells of a beautiful English girl who at age 15 is courted by and runs away with a British lieutenant named Montraville. Once in America, Charlotte is abandoned by Montraville, who marries another woman and leaves to fight in the Revolutionary War.
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