Charlotte Temple: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Charlotte Temple is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Rowson, Mrs. (1762–1824).

Catalogue synopsis

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"Charlotte Temple" by Mrs. Rowson is a novel originally published in England in 1791. It tells the story of fifteen-year-old Charlotte Temple, a schoolgirl seduced by a British officer who persuades her to run away with him to America. There, abandoned while pregnant and penniless, Charlotte faces devastating consequences. The novel became a bestseller in America, going through over 200 editions, and belongs to the seduction novel genre that captivated early American readers with its cautionary tale of youthful innocence betrayed.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Charlotte Temple
• Author credits: Rowson, Mrs. (1762–1824)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Betrayal -- Fiction
• British -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
• Didactic fiction
• Elopement -- Fiction
• Illegitimate children -- Fiction
• New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
• Psychological fiction
• Runaway teenagers -- Fiction
• Seduction -- Fiction
• Soldiers -- Fiction
• Teenage girls -- Fiction
• Teenage pregnancy -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Category: British Literature
• Category: Novels

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