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Charlotte Temple
Susanna Rowson
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Description for Charlotte Temple
Paperback. Like `The Coquette' this novel was immensely popular in its day and was in fact the most popular novel in America until `Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Series: Early American Women Writers S. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
The `Sentimental Novel' was extremely popular in America after the Revolution, Written in a tradition established by Samuel Richardson, they told tales of vice and virtue based on true stories. Charlotte Temple and The Coquette by Hannah W. Foster (see below) were two of the most successful novels of the period. Reissued in paperback editions with new introductions, they offer a glimpse of the earliest American popular fiction. Both are also announced in the Oxford General Books catalogue for Autumn 1987.
The `Sentimental Novel' was extremely popular in America after the Revolution, Written in a tradition established by Samuel Richardson, they told tales of vice and virtue based on true stories. Charlotte Temple and The Coquette by Hannah W. Foster (see below) were two of the most successful novels of the period. Reissued in paperback editions with new introductions, they offer a glimpse of the earliest American popular fiction. Both are also announced in the Oxford General Books catalogue for Autumn 1987.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Early American Women Writers S.
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195042382
SKU
V9780195042382
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Reviews for Charlotte Temple
"Great introduction, nicely produced version of an American classic. Should stay in print continuously as a basic text."
Timothy Morris, University of Texas, Arlington "The most up-to-date introduction available of an early American novel."
Richard S. Pressman, St. Mary's University, San Antonio "Davidson has given a fine introduction to this important work and one which
at last
respects the text and makes this ... Read more
Timothy Morris, University of Texas, Arlington "The most up-to-date introduction available of an early American novel."
Richard S. Pressman, St. Mary's University, San Antonio "Davidson has given a fine introduction to this important work and one which
at last
respects the text and makes this ... Read more