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Charlotte TempleMrs. Rowson

Charlotte Temple

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Original author: Mrs. Rowson

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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.

Charlotte Temple, by Mrs. Rowson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #171.

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36 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface465 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: A Boarding School863 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Domestic Concerns1,149 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Unexpected Misfortunes1,237 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Change of Fortune1,446 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Such Things Are932 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: An Intriguing Teacher1,078 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII1,162 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Domestic Pleasures Planned1,051 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: We Know Not What a Day May Bring Forth990 words
  11. 11.Chapter X724 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Conflict of Love and Duty830 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII1,040 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Cruel Disappointment1,128 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Maternal Sorrow964 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Embarkation763 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Necessary Digression962 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: A Wedding872 words
  1. 19.Chapter XVIII: Reflections1,172 words
  2. 20.Chapter XIX: A Mistake Discovered1,089 words
  3. 21.Chapter XX1,305 words
  4. 22.Chapter XXI877 words
  5. 23.Chapter XXII: Sorrows of the Heart1,134 words
  6. 24.Chapter XXIII1,020 words
  7. 25.Chapter XXIV: Mystery Developed1,327 words
  8. 26.Chapter XXV: Reception of a Letter638 words
  9. 27.Chapter XXVI: What Might Be Expected1,019 words
  10. 28.Chapter XXVII1,382 words
  11. 29.Chapter XXVIII: A Trifling Retrospect990 words
  12. 30.Chapter XXIX: We Go Forward Again1,051 words
  13. 31.Chapter XXX958 words
  14. 32.Chapter XXXI: Subject Continued820 words
  15. 33.Chapter XXXII: Reasons Why and Wherefore809 words
  16. 34.Chapter XXXIII1,292 words
  17. 35.Chapter XXXIV: Retribution792 words
  18. 36.Conclusion520 words