Cover of Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson

Charlotte Temple

by Susanna Haswell Rowson

147 pages~2 hrs

One false step can change a lifetime forever.

Swept away from her English boarding school by the empty promises of a dashing soldier, Charlotte Temple crosses the Atlantic only to find herself abandoned in an unforgiving New York. This legendary tale of seduced innocence and devastating betrayal explores the high cost of a single, impulsive choice.

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