{"product_id":"the-coquette-and-the-boarding-school-paperback","title":"The Coquette and the Boarding School - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHannah Webster Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Desiderio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAngela Vietto\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Coquette\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the first American best-sellers, is paired in this edition with an important but previously unavailable short novel by Foster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hannah Webster Foster based \u003cem\u003eThe Coquette\u003c\/em\u003e on the true story of Elizabeth Whitman, an unmarried woman who died in childbirth in New England. Fictionalizing Whitman's experiences in her heroine, Eliza Wharton, Foster created a compelling narrative of seduction that was hugely successful with readers. \u003cem\u003eThe Boarding School\u003c\/em\u003e, a less widely known work by Foster, is an experimental text, part epistolary novel and part conduct book. Together, the novels explore the realities of women's lives in early America. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The critical introduction and appendices to this edition, which explore female friendship and the education of women in the novels, frame Foster as more than a purveyor of the sentimental novel, and re-evaluate her placement in American literary history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Desiderio\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Vietto\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257169756409,"sku":"9781551119984","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tk7owKGOPb9781551119984.webp?v=1768743087","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-coquette-and-the-boarding-school-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}