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Novels (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown
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The Novels of Charles. Brockden Brown - Consisting of Wieland, Or, the Transformation; Arthur Mervyn, Or, Memoirs of the Year 179; Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker; Jane Talbot, Ormond, Or, the Secret Witness; Clara Howard, Or, the Enthusias (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown
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R449
Discovery Miles 4 490
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The Novels of Charles. Brockden Brown - Consisting of Wieland, Or, the Transformation; Arthur Mervyn, Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793; Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker; Jane Talbot, Ormond, Or, the Secret Witness; Clara Howard, Or, the Enthusia (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown
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R576
Discovery Miles 5 760
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The Novels of Charles. Brockden Brown - Consisting of Wieland, Or, the Transformation; Arthur Mervyn, Or, Memoirs of the Year 793; Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker; Jane Talbot, Ormond, Or, the Secret Witness; Clara Howard, Or, the Enthusias (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown
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R488
Discovery Miles 4 880
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Wieland, the story of religious delusions and horrific violence on
the eve of the American Revolution, is the first gothic novel in
America and a cornerstone of the Early American literary canon. A
family living on an estate outside Philadelphia is visited first by
a set of mysterious voices, seemingly coming out of thin air,
followed soon after by an itinerant rustic named Carwin. Violence
erupts when the family's young patriarch believes he hears God's
voice demanding a human sacrifice as a sign of faith. Testing the
limits of religious and literary authority in the new United
States, Brown's novel has for more than two centuries kept readers
debating questions of agency, accountability, and revolutionary
politics as the story's moral chaos unfolds. The editor provides
explanatory annotation throughout the volume. This Norton Critical
Edition also reprints Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist, Brown's
fragmentary sequel to Wieland. "Sources and Contexts" presents
inspirations for Brown's work, including an account of the
real-life Yates family murders, an excerpt from Christoph Martin
Wieland's The Trial of Abraham, as well as religious and medical
accounts of delusion, spontaneous combustion, and ventriloquism.
Brown's outline for Wieland and his letter to Thomas Jefferson are
also reprinted. "Criticism" includes contemporary responses to the
novel from both the United States and the United Kingdom along with
fourteen essential modern critical approaches. Recent contributors
include Shirley Samuels, Christopher Looby, Nancy Ruttenberg, Laura
Korobkin, David Kazanjian, Bryan Waterman, and Stephen Shapiro,
among others. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are also
included.
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Edgar Huntly (Hardcover)
Charles Brockden Brown; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R423
Discovery Miles 4 230
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Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker (1799) is a novel by
American author Charles Brockden Brown. Combining the suspenseful
style of Gothic fiction with such thematic interests as
consciousness, morality, and truth, Brown's novel shows the
profound influence of European literature on his aesthetic while
grounding the narrative in a distinctly American setting. Following
the murder of his friend Waldegrave, the young Edgar Huntly devotes
himself to uncovering the mystery of his death. While walking at
night near the scene of the crime, Huntly sees a servant from a
nearby farm named Clithero digging in the ground beneath a willow.
Initially horrified at the man's strange behavior and disheveled
appearance, Huntly soon becomes suspicious and decides to question
Clithero. After realizing that the man is a sleepwalker, he
confronts Clithero, who denies murdering Waldegrave but admits his
guilt in murdering a man in his native Ireland. Disappointed but
eager as ever to find his friend's killer, Edgar continues his
search. When he wakes up in a dark cave, completely disoriented and
on the brink of starvation, Edgar must fend off the merciless local
wildlife and escape captivity by the Lenni Lenape tribe in order to
survive. Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a
Sleepwalker is a harrowing work of mystery, horror, revenge, and
survival which not only serves as a fine example of Gothic fiction,
but as a detailed psychological portrait of settler colonial life.
This early masterpiece of American literature, among Brown's other
works, would inspire the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, and countless other authors whose works
employ elements of mystery, suspense, and horror. Brown's novel is
perfect for readers looking for a terrifying tale with
philosophical and psychological depth, as well as for those
interested in the early days of American fiction. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs
of a Sleepwalker is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
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Edgar Huntly (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R298
R247
Discovery Miles 2 470
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Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker (1799) is a novel by
American author Charles Brockden Brown. Combining the suspenseful
style of Gothic fiction with such thematic interests as
consciousness, morality, and truth, Brown's novel shows the
profound influence of European literature on his aesthetic while
grounding the narrative in a distinctly American setting. Following
the murder of his friend Waldegrave, the young Edgar Huntly devotes
himself to uncovering the mystery of his death. While walking at
night near the scene of the crime, Huntly sees a servant from a
nearby farm named Clithero digging in the ground beneath a willow.
Initially horrified at the man's strange behavior and disheveled
appearance, Huntly soon becomes suspicious and decides to question
Clithero. After realizing that the man is a sleepwalker, he
confronts Clithero, who denies murdering Waldegrave but admits his
guilt in murdering a man in his native Ireland. Disappointed but
eager as ever to find his friend's killer, Edgar continues his
search. When he wakes up in a dark cave, completely disoriented and
on the brink of starvation, Edgar must fend off the merciless local
wildlife and escape captivity by the Lenni Lenape tribe in order to
survive. Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a
Sleepwalker is a harrowing work of mystery, horror, revenge, and
survival which not only serves as a fine example of Gothic fiction,
but as a detailed psychological portrait of settler colonial life.
This early masterpiece of American literature, among Brown's other
works, would inspire the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, and countless other authors whose works
employ elements of mystery, suspense, and horror. Brown's novel is
perfect for readers looking for a terrifying tale with
philosophical and psychological depth, as well as for those
interested in the early days of American fiction. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs
of a Sleepwalker is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
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Wieland (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R497
R221
Discovery Miles 2 210
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Wieland (1798) is a novel by American author Charles Brockden
Brown. Considered the first American Gothic novel, this a story of
psychological horror and occult mystery based on the real-life
James Yates Murders. The novel follows the Wieland family, whose
father immigrated to the American colonies prior to the
Revolutionary War in order to found a fanatical religious sect.
Following his mysterious death, his children attempt to build
normal, prosperous lives-Theodore marries his sister's childhood
friend Catharine Pleyel, and together they have four children,
while Clara begins to imagine a life with Henry, Catharine's
brother. After several years, however, they begin to hear voices
compelling them to do bizarre and terrible things. Amidst this
inexplicable terror, a man named Carwin-who has the gift of
multiple voices-appears, changing their lives forever. Wieland by
Charles Brockden Brown is a masterpiece of horror and Gothic
fiction with emotional depth and psychological intensity, and
remains a landmark work of American literature. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Carwin the Biloquist (1798, 1805) is a story fragment by American
author Charles Brockden Brown. A prequel of sorts to the novel,
Wieland, Carwin the Biloquist provides backstory for the character
of Carwin, a man with the uncanny ability to perfectly mimic any
voice. Carwin the Biloquist is an unfinished story that traces the
life of Carwin before meeting the Wieland family. Having discovered
his power at a young age, Carwin first manipulates his family
before striking out on his own, eventually meeting a wealthy man
named Ludloe who encourages his intelligence and curiosity, but
remains unaware of his biloquism. The two travel to Europe, where
Carwin learns of Ludloe's membership in an occult society before
setting out to discover its secrets. Carwin the Biloquist by
Charles Brockden Brown is a masterpiece of horror and Gothic
fiction with emotional depth and psychological intensity. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Carwin the Biloquist is a
classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
In addition to the definitive UVA text of Brown's seminal novel,
this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its
historical, literary, and intellectual contexts. Related texts
include selections from William Godwin's Enquiry Concerning
Political Justice (1793), Erasmus Darwin's Zoonomia; or, The Laws
of Organic Life (1794), Benjamin Franklin's A Narrative of the Late
Massacres (1764), and Thomas Barton's The Conduct of the Paxton-Men
(1764), as well excerpts from Brown's own essays on somnambulism
and the uses of history in fiction.
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Wieland (Hardcover)
Charles Brockden Brown; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R431
R358
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Wieland (1798) is a novel by American author Charles Brockden
Brown. Considered the first American Gothic novel, this a story of
psychological horror and occult mystery based on the real-life
James Yates Murders. The novel follows the Wieland family, whose
father immigrated to the American colonies prior to the
Revolutionary War in order to found a fanatical religious sect.
Following his mysterious death, his children attempt to build
normal, prosperous lives-Theodore marries his sister's childhood
friend Catharine Pleyel, and together they have four children,
while Clara begins to imagine a life with Henry, Catharine's
brother. After several years, however, they begin to hear voices
compelling them to do bizarre and terrible things. Amidst this
inexplicable terror, a man named Carwin-who has the gift of
multiple voices-appears, changing their lives forever. Wieland by
Charles Brockden Brown is a masterpiece of horror and Gothic
fiction with emotional depth and psychological intensity, and
remains a landmark work of American literature. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
In addition to the definitive UVA text of Brown's seminal novel,
this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its
historical, literary, and intellectual contexts. Selections from
William Godwin's Inquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793),
Erasmus Darwin's Zoonomia or The Laws of Organic Life (1794),
Benjamin Franklin's A Narrative of the Late Massacres (1764), and
Thomas Barton's The conduct of the Paxton-men (1764) are included
here, as are several of Brown's lesser-known but revealing writings
on such subjects as somnambulism and the uses of history in
fiction.
One of the earliest American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling
tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennyslvania in the
1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered
his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational
elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and
religious fanaticism. The plot turns on the charming but diabolical
intruder Carwin, who exercises his power over the narrator, Clara
Wieland, and her family, destroying the order and authority of the
small community in which they live. Underlying the mystery and
horror, however, is a profound examination of the human mind's
capacity for rational judgement. The text also explores some of the
most important issues vital to the survival of democracy in the new
American republic. Brown further considers power and manipulation
in his unfinished sequel, Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist, which
traces Carwin's career as a disciple of the utopist Ludloe. ABOUT
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As it tells the story of Constantia Dudley, from her family's
financial collapse to her encounters with a series of cosmopolitan
revolutionaries and reactionaries, Charles Brockden Brown's Ormond;
or The Secret Witness (1799) develops a sustained meditation on
late-Enlightenment debates concerning political liberty, women's
rights, conventions of sex-gender, and their relation to the
reshaping of an Atlantic world in the throes of transformation.
This edition of Ormond includes Brown's Alcuin (1798), an important
dialogue on women's rights and marriage, as well as his key essays
on history and literature, along with selections from contemporary
writings on women's education and revolution debates that figure in
the novel's background and in the charged atmosphere of the late
1790s.
Set during the epic Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793,
Charles Brockden Brown's classic gothic novel Arthur Mervyn; or,
Memoirs of the Year 1793 connects the outbreak with the upheavals
of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of
Atlantic slavery. This edition of Arthur Mervyn offers selections
from key contemporary texts as well as excerpts from Brown's own
writings on slavery, race, and the uses of history in fiction.
As it tells the story of Constantia Dudley, from her family's
financial collapse to her encounters with a series of cosmopolitan
revolutionaries and reactionaries, Charles Brockden Brown's Ormond;
or The Secret Witness (1799) develops a sustained meditation on
late-Enlightenment debates concerning political liberty, women's
rights, conventions of sex-gender, and their relation to the
reshaping of an Atlantic world in the throes of transformation.
This edition of Ormond includes Brown's Alcuin (1798), an important
dialogue on women's rights and marriage, as well as his key essays
on history and literature, along with selections from contemporary
writings on women's education and revolution debates that figure in
the novel's background and in the charged atmosphere of the late
1790s.
Wieland; or The Transformation (1798) ties revolutionary-era Gothic
themes to struggles over the politics of Enlightenment on both
sides of the Atlantic. This edition of Wieland includes Brown's
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist and writings on Cicero, as well as
his key essays on history and literature, and selections from
contemporary German and other texts that figure in the novel's
background and in the charged atmosphere of the late 1790s.
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