Author

Mrs. Rowson

Mrs. Rowson (1762–1824) is represented here by 1 public-domain title, including Charlotte Temple. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.

Charlotte Temple

by Mrs. Rowson

1794 · Children's books · Novel

Charlotte Temple recounts a schoolgirl, Charlotte Temple, who is seduced by a British officer and brought to America, where she is abandoned, pregnant, sick and in poverty. The first American edition was published in 1794 and the novel became a bestseller.