{"product_id":"9781551119984","title":"The Coquette and The Boarding School!","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah Webster Foster based \u003cb\u003eThe Coquette\u003c\/b\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. \u003cb\u003eThe Boarding School\u003c\/b\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\u003eThe 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058190106864,"sku":"9781551119984","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551119984_p0.jpg?v=1763751175","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551119984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}