Not getting it.
Did you know that, prior to Uncle Tom's Cabin, this novel was the bestseller in America? For some ridiculous number of decades? No, neither did I.
Innocent British schoolgirl is seduced by military rogue, and promises to travel with him to America, where they'll be married. Consummation before marriage. Rogue decides not to marry her. Tragedy eventually ensues.
Essentially intended as a lesson to young girls of the period, it doesn't have much to offer in modern times. Not even any interesting historical tidbits that usually redeem such pieces, such that I can recall. The main character is weak, lackluster, and entirely undeveloped, and, frankly, I don't see how it is that she ever garnered such a huge following (to the point that she has a real-life "grave," visited by untold numbers of fans!).
