Charlotte Temple and Lucy TemplePenguin, 1991 M02 1 - 320 pages Rowson’s tale of a young girl who elopes to the United States only to be abandoned by her fiancé was once the bestselling novel in American literary history. This edition also includes Lucy Temple, the fascinating story of Charlotte’s orphaned daughter. |
Contents
Introduction | vii |
Suggestions for Further Reading | xlv |
A Note on the Texts | xlvii |
Authors Preface | xlix |
CHARLOTTE TEMPLE | 1 |
LUCY TEMPLE | 133 |
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