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Susanna Rowson's Transatlantic Career.

This essay discusses the career in both Great Britain and the United States of actor and author Susanna Rowson (1762-1824), and especially the publication history of her book "Charlotte Temple," the first American bestselling novel. First appearing in England in 1791, the novel was published in the...

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Published in:Early American Literature Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 619 - 655
Main Authors: Homestead, Melissa J., Hansen, Camryn
Format: Essay
Published: University of North Carolina Press Nov2010
Subjects:
Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824
Charlotte Temple (Book)
British Americans
American women authors
Actresses
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
Publishing
Revolutionary (Literary period)
United States
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