Charlotte Temple and Lucy Temple - Paperback

by Susanna Rowson (Author), Anne Douglas (Introduction by)

Rowson's tale of a young girl who elopes to the United States only to be abandoned by her fianc was once the bestselling novel in American literary history. This edition also includes Lucy Temple, the fascinating story of Charlotte's orphaned daughter.

Author Biography

Ann Douglas teaches English at Columbia University. Her books include Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan in the 1920s and The Feminization of American Culture.