Ce roman sentimental raconte l'histoire de Charlotte Summers, une jeune anglaise malheureuse en amour et en fortune. À travers ses aventures, l'auteur, Sarah Fielding, soeur du célèbre écrivain Henry Fielding, a voulu souligner l'importance de la vertu, de la sincérité et de la loyauté dans les relations humaines. Pierre Antoine de La Place, avocat janséniste et écrivain français du XVIIIe siècle, a adapté ce roman à la mode française. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.