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Mrs. Rowson

1762-1824

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Betrayal -- FictionBritish -- New York (State) -- New York -- FictionDidactic fictionElopement -- FictionIllegitimate children -- FictionNew York (N.Y.) -- FictionPsychological fictionRunaway teenagers -- FictionSeduction -- FictionSoldiers -- FictionTeenage girls -- FictionTeenage pregnancy -- Fiction

Books by Mrs. Rowson

Charlotte Temple

"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.