The Coquette, Or The History of Eliza Wharton

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Coquette, Or The History of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webster Foster. Read in English by volunteer readers. 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (179MB)

Directors & creators

Hannah Webster Foster

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;fiction; romance; Historical Fiction; society; family life

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