{"product_id":"charlotte-temple-susanna-rowson-9780812971217","title":"Charlotte Temple","description":"With an Introduction by Jane Smiley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in America in 1794, \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Temple\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanna Rowson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812971213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812971217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.39d","brand":"Susanna Rowson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871625294079,"sku":"9780812971217","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlotte-temple-susanna-rowson-9780812971217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}