"First American edition, under the title: Charlotte, a tale of truth, 1794"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvii-xxxviii)
Charlotte Temple
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c1986
Verlag:
Oxford University Press, New York
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Note on the Text; Selected Bibliography; Chronology of Susanna Haswell Rowson; Advertisement from the original British edition (1791); Preface; VOLUME I; VOLUME II The sentimental novels of the early...
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Note on the Text; Selected Bibliography; Chronology of Susanna Haswell Rowson; Advertisement from the original British edition (1791); Preface; VOLUME I; VOLUME II 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 would prepare young women against sweet-talking seducers. Extremely popular in America after the Revolution and throughout the nineteenth century, Charlotte Temple and The Coquette were two of the most successful novels of the period. Reprinted here in their en
"First American edition, under the title: Charlotte, a tale of truth, 1794"--T.p. verso. - Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvii-xxxviii). - Description based on print version record
