Charlotte Temple - Brossura

Rowson, Susanna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0812971213 ISBN 13: 9780812971217

Casa editrice: Modern Library, 2004

Riassunto

With an Introduction by Jane Smiley

First published in America in 1794, Charlotte Temple took the country by storm—in fact, it was this nation’s first bona fide “bestseller.” 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.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

A spirited, cannily high-minded story of seduction, betrayal, and retribution. --MARGO JEFFERSON The New York Times

L'autore:

About the Introducer:

JANE SMILEY is the bestselling author of eleven acclaimed works of fiction, including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, A Thousand Acres (for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize), Horse Heaven, and Good Faith. She lives in California.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Modern Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0812971213
• ISBN 13: 9780812971217
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 144