Charlotte Temple
Susanna Rowson
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Charlotte Temple, a cautionary tale for young women, follows the unfortunate adventures of the eponymous heroine as she is seduced by a dashing soldier, Montraville. Influenced by both her lover and an unruly teacher at her boarding school, she is persuaded to run away to America, where she is eventually abandoned by Montraville after he becomes bored, leaving her alone and pregnant. First published in England in 1791, it went on to become America's bestselling novel, only being ousted by Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. (Summary by BumbleVee) (4 hr 41 min)
Chapters
| 00 - Preface | 3:21 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 01 - A Boarding School | 5:43 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 02 - Domestic Concerns | 7:19 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 03 - Unexpected Misfortunes | 9:48 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 04 - Change of Fortune | 10:19 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 05 - Such Things Are | 7:25 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 06 - An Intriguing Teacher | 8:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 07 - Natural Sense of Propriety | 8:28 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 08 - Domestic Pleasures Planned | 8:13 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| 09 - We Know Not What a Day May Bring Forth | 8:22 | Read by sbburke |
| 10 - When We Have Excited Curiosity | 6:13 | Read by sbburke |
| 11 - Conflict of Duty | 6:38 | Read by sbburke |
| 12 - Nature's, Last, Best Gift | 8:27 | Read by sbburke |
| 13 - Cruel Disappointment | 9:00 | Read by sbburke |
| 14 - Maternal Sorrow | 8:07 | Read by sbburke |
| 15 - Embarkation | 6:12 | Read by sbburke |
| 16 - Necessary Digression | 7:23 | Read by sbburke |
| 17 - A Wedding | 7:37 | Read by sbburke |
| 18 - Reflections | 9:13 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 19 - A Mistake Discovered | 7:49 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 20 - A Chapter of Accidents | 10:38 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 21 - Teach Me to Feel Another's Woe | 6:30 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 22 - Sorrows of the Heart | 8:46 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 23 - A Man May Smile, and Be a Villain | 7:14 | Read by Jill Preston |
| 24 - Mystery Developed | 11:09 | Read by sbburke |
| 25 - Reception of a Letter | 5:30 | Read by sbburke |
| 26 - What Might Be Expected | 8:06 | Read by sbburke |
| 27 - Pensive She Mourn'd | 11:26 | Read by sbburke |
| 28 - A Trifling Retrospect | 7:46 | Read by sbburke |
| 29 - We Go Forward Again | 8:14 | Read by sbburke |
| 30 - And What is Friendship But a Name | 7:43 | Read by sbburke |
| 31 - Subject Continued | 6:52 | Read by sbburke |
| 32 - Reasons Why and Wherefore | 6:08 | Read by sbburke |
| 33 - Which People Void of Feeling Need Not Read | 10:36 | Read by sbburke |
| 34 - Retribution | 6:44 | Read by sbburke |
| 35 - Conclusion | 4:32 | Read by sbburke |
Reviews
Dramatic
Grace
America’s first novel is a cautionary tale to guard virtue.
KAB
Good story. One reader was a bit melodramatic.
love the title
Rory
Absolutely love this book