Susanna Rowson (1762 - 1824) - photo 1

Susanna Rowson

Susanna Rowson, née Haswell, was an American writer and poet, playwright, actress, and educator.

Susanna Haswell was the daughter of an officer in the Royal Navy. She published her first novel, Victoria, in 1786 and soon married businessman William Rowson. Susanna's greatest success was her first American bestseller, the novel Charlotte, A Tale of Truth (1791, in later editions under the title Charlotte Temple). This novel, a conventional sentimental story of seduction and remorse, was immensely popular and went through more than 200 editions.

In 1792 she became an actress and performed with her bankrupt husband in Scotland, as well as in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston. In 1797, after retiring from the stage, Susanna opened the first "female academy" in Boston. Susanna Rowson also wrote many plays and musicals, and in doing so, helped to develop the performing arts in the United States. Later, she also edited the Boston Weekly Magazine, wrote geography and spelling textbooks, and moralizing manuals.

Date and place of birt:1762, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:2 march 1824, Boston, USA
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Educator, Poet, Writer
Genre:Lyric poetry
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Romanticism

Arthur Uecker-Fensloff (1881 - 1934)
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff
1881 - 1934
Simeon Marcus Larson (1825 - 1864)
Simeon Marcus Larson
1825 - 1864
Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze (1823 - 1895)
Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze
1823 - 1895
Louis Noirot (1820 - 1902)
Louis Noirot
1820 - 1902
John Dunlop (1823 - 1867)
John Dunlop
1823 - 1867
John Frederick Herring I (1795 - 1865)
John Frederick Herring I
1795 - 1865
Carl Gustav Carus (1789 - 1869)
Carl Gustav Carus
1789 - 1869
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820 - 1891)
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton
1820 - 1891
Adolf Bolte (1881 - ?)
Adolf Bolte
1881 - ?
Louis Gabriel Eugène Isabey (1803 - 1886)
Louis Gabriel Eugène Isabey
1803 - 1886
Fritz Ebel (1835 - 1895)
Fritz Ebel
1835 - 1895
Carlos Múgica y Pérez (1821 - 1892)
Carlos Múgica y Pérez
1821 - 1892
Thomas Miles Richardson II (1813 - 1890)
Thomas Miles Richardson II
1813 - 1890
David Pierre-Jean D'Angers (1788 - 1856)
David Pierre-Jean D'Angers
1788 - 1856
Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
Friedrich von Schiller
1759 - 1805
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
William Daniell
1769 - 1837