Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 468 Godwin, William 1756 1836 Baldwin, Edward Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are Produced by Jon Ingram, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are" by William Godwin is a novel written during the late 18th century. The narrative centers around Caleb Williams, a young man who becomes entangled in the dark secrets of his employer, Mr. Falkland, a cultured gentleman. As Caleb's curiosity leads him to uncover Falkland's hidden past, he subsequently finds himself in a perilous battle for survival against the oppressive forces of tyranny and social injustice. At the start of the novel, Caleb reflects on his misfortunes and the calamities that have befallen him, spurred by his role as Falkland's secretary. After the death of his father, Caleb receives an invitation to work at Falkland's estate, an opportunity that seems promising but soon veers into a nightmare. His initial admiration for Falkland evolves into fear as he witnesses his employer's violent mood swings and ultimately becomes embroiled in a life-altering conflict resulting from Falkland’s dark secrets. This opening reveals tensions between personal integrity, social hierarchy, and the inescapable consequences of curiosity, setting the tone for a story that explores the depths of moral complexity and human ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Murderers -- Fiction False imprisonment -- Fiction Master and servant -- Fiction Executions and executioners -- Fiction PR Text Gothic Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 899450 897998 2024-09-05T08:25:21.672665 2023-10-05T08:58:12.523814 text/html text/html 901479 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 325450 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393698 2024-09-05T08:25:30.639696 application/epub+zip 409960 2024-09-05T08:25:23.349636 application/epub+zip 409959 2024-09-05T08:25:22.385660 application/epub+zip 740716 2024-09-05T08:25:37.030575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693965 2024-09-05T08:25:29.958624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693254 2022-09-05T12:44:29.148984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858311 858259 2024-09-05T08:25:20.826658 2023-10-05T08:58:11.740805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 859673 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 320276 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 859667 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320264 2020-12-25T18:51:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21972 2024-09-05T08:25:37.171577 application/rdf+xml 17187 2024-09-05T08:25:22.751651 image/jpeg 4008 2024-09-05T08:25:22.567665 image/jpeg 383531 2024-09-05T08:25:21.757653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia