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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.
P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Carry On, Jeeves
"Carry On, Jeeves" by P. G. Wodehouse is a collection of ten short stories first published in 1925. The book chronicles the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his brilliant valet Jeeves, beginning with their very first meeting. From New York to the English countryside, Bertie's well-meaning attempts to help friends with romantic troubles, family complications, and financial predicaments invariably require Jeeves' ingenious intervention. Each story presents a new comedic predicament that only the unflappable gentleman's gentleman can untangle with his trademark cleverness and discretion.
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