SUSANNA ROWSON
\suːzˈanə ɹˈə͡ʊsən], \suːzˈanə ɹˈəʊsən], \s_uː_z_ˈa_n_ə ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ə_n]\
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An English-American actress, playwright, and novelist; born at Portsmouth, England, in 1762; died at Boston, Mass., March 2, 1824. She appeared on the American stage for about a year; after which she settled in Boston, opening a school and turning her attention to literary pursuits. She is famed as the author of "Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth" (1790), which had an immediate and great success, and has long been a popular classic in America; and its sequel, "Lucy Temple; or, The Three Orphans" (1828). Among her many other novels and farces may be named: "Victoria" (1786), the characters of which were drawn from life; and "The Inquisitor, or Invisible Rambler" (1788).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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