The Coquette, Or The History of Eliza Wharton


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(4.5 stars; 5 reviews)

The classic early American epistolary novel about the seduction and ruin of a passionate young woman. Based on the true story of Elizabeth Whitman, whose lonesome death in childbirth in a Connecticut inn sparked widespread discussion and outrage, the novel went through many editions and innumerable printings in the century after its initial publication in 1797. (Summary by Jon Miller) (6 hr 32 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 38:07 Lu par Michele Eaton
Letters I through VII 26:19 Lu par Jon Miller
Letters VIII through XIV 27:13 Lu par Jon Miller
Letters XV through XXIII 28:42 Lu par Jon Miller
Letters XXIV through XXIX 32:18 Lu par Lynne T
Letters XXX through XXXVII 29:45 Lu par Jennifer Dallman
Letters XXXVIII through XL 27:42 Lu par Kari Lynn Hewett
Letters XLI through XLIII 26:59 Lu par Jennifer Dallman
Letters XLIV through L 22:00 Lu par Michele Eaton
Letters LI through LVI 27:47 Lu par Lynne T
Letters LVII through LXI 26:48 Lu par Soumen Barua
Letters LXII through LXVI 28:55 Lu par Lynne T
Letters LXVII through LXIX 21:53 Lu par Lynne T
Letters LXX through LXXIV 27:37 Lu par Lynne T

Critiques


(3.5 stars)

Familiar theme. The rake and the virgin. Not much character development so not much sympathy. Inferior take-off of Richardson's masterpiece Clarissa Marlowe. Readers uniformly good. Always a treat to hear Lynne Thompson. Her style is elegant and hypnotic. I give it ***1/2 stars. I give her ***** stars