Charlotte Temple


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(4.2 stars; 20 reviews)

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


(5 stars)

America’s first novel is a cautionary tale to guard virtue.


(3.5 stars)

Good story. One reader was a bit melodramatic.

love the title


(5 stars)

Absolutely love this book