The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webster Foster
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"The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton" by Hannah Webster Foster is an epistolary novel published in 1797. After being freed from an unwanted engagement, Eliza Wharton seeks independence and friendship. She finds herself torn between two suitors: a respectable but dull clergyman and an exciting aristocratic libertine. Her indecision and coquettish behavior set in motion a tragic chain of events. Based on a scandalous real-life case, this best-selling novel explores
how social pressures lead to one woman's devastating downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759-1840 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton A Novel: Founded on Fact |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coquette |
| Credits | Produced by Curtis Weyant, Erin Martin, Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Whitman, Elizabeth, 1752-1788 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12431 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 538 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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