Susanna Rowson

Charlotte Temple

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Charlotte Temple is a naïve girl who is courted by an older man and brought to America where she is left alone, pregnant and afraid. It is a heartbreaking story about lost innocence, betrayal and prolonged guilt. Charlotte Temple is a 15-year-old girl from a loving British family who catches the eye of the charismatic soldier, John Montraville. With the help of Charlotte's schoolteacher, Montraville is able to convince her to leave home and join him in America. Separated from her family, Charlotte falls on hard times when Montraville eventually abandons her. She is left alone and pregnant, unable to find support due to her child's illegitimacy. Charlotte reaches out to her nobleman father hoping to be brought back into the family fold. Charlotte Temple is a love story that ends in unexpected tragedy. It is fueled by the neglect of a young girl, whose life is changed forever. With more than 200 editions produced in the U.S., Temple is considered Rowson's most popular work. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Charlotte Temple is both modern and readable. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

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Produktdetails

• Mint Editions
• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 132mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781513207827
• ISBN-10: 1513207822
• Artikelnr.: 62230937

Autorenporträt

Susanna Rowson (1762-1824) was an acclaimed writer and educator born in England but raised in the U.S. Her family returned to London in 1778 where she worked as a governess before publishing her first novel, Victoria. Rowson produced many more titles including her biggest success Charlotte: A Tale of Truth, also known as Charlotte Temple. Aside from literature, Rowson was an accomplished stage actor who performed and wrote many plays. Her diverse career spanned multiple mediums making her one of the most prominent writers of her time.