Charlotte Temple by Susanna Rowson; Edited by Pattie Cowell - First Edition, 2011 from Macmillan Student Store

Charlotte Temple

First Edition ©2011 Susanna Rowson; Edited by Pattie Cowell

A novel of seduction, abandonment and villainy, Charlotte Temple was initially published in England in 1791 before making its American debut in 1794. Susanna Rowson's short novel became the first bestseller in America and its most popular novel until Uncle Tom's Cabin, and has gone thr...
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Charlotte Temple by Susanna Rowson; Edited by Pattie Cowell - First Edition, 2011 from Macmillan Student Store

A novel of seduction, abandonment and villainy, Charlotte Temple was initially published in England in 1791 before making its American debut in 1794. Susanna Rowson's short novel became the first bestseller in America and its most popular novel until Uncle Tom's Cabin, and has gone through more than 200 editions. This Bedford College Edition is based on the 1794 edition, and features editorial matter that engages key questions for responding to the novel, including those of genre, authorship, book history, gender, sexuality, family, class, and community. This title is available in print or as a Bedford e-Book to Go.

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Preface
Chronology: The Life of Susanna Rowson
An Introduction to Charlotte Temple
Susanna Rowson, Charlotte Temple
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Glossary of Literary Terms
About the Editor

Susanna Rowson

Pattie Cowell