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.
This is my absolute favorite book about a woman's sexual awakening. Such a depressing yet enlightening novel.