The Coquette, Or The History of Eliza Wharton
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)
Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction, Published before 1800
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | Michele Eaton |
00:38:07 |
| Play 01 | Letters I through VII | Jon Miller |
00:26:19 |
| Play 02 | Letters VIII through XIV | Jon Miller |
00:27:13 |
| Play 03 | Letters XV through XXIII | Jon Miller |
00:28:42 |
| Play 04 | Letters XXIV through XXIX | Lynne T |
00:32:18 |
| Play 05 | Letters XXX through XXXVII | Jennifer Dallman |
00:29:45 |
| Play 06 | Letters XXXVIII through XL | Kari Lynn Hewett |
00:27:42 |
| Play 07 | Letters XLI through XLIII | Jennifer Dallman |
00:26:59 |
| Play 08 | Letters XLIV through L | Michele Eaton |
00:22:00 |
| Play 09 | Letters LI through LVI | Lynne T |
00:27:47 |
| Play 10 | Letters LVII through LXI | Soumen Barua |
00:26:48 |
| Play 11 | Letters LXII through LXVI | Lynne T |
00:28:55 |
| Play 12 | Letters LXVII through LXIX | Lynne T |
00:21:53 |
| Play 13 | Letters LXX through LXXIV | Lynne T |
00:27:37 |