Project Gutenberg 2006-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 186 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Produced by Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story takes place during a time of pestilence in Philadelphia and follows the main character, Arthur Mervyn, as he navigates the challenges posed by the epidemic and his own moral dilemmas. Through Mervyn's experiences, the novel likely explores themes of humanity, duty, and the influence of personal tragedies on one's fate. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the protagonist, Arthur Mervyn, who is currently residing in Philadelphia amidst a devastating epidemic. As he returns home one evening, he encounters a sick man outside his house and is compelled to help despite the risks involved. Mervyn discusses the situation with his wife, and after weighing their options, they decide to take the ailing man into their home, emphasizing their compassion and sense of duty. The chapter also touches on Mervyn’s reflections about his new friend, who he learns is named Arthur Mervyn, as well as the social dynamics surrounding the epidemic, revealing both the individual struggles associated with it and the broader societal implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horror tales Psychological fiction Young men -- Fiction Murderers -- Fiction Yellow fever -- Fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 907730 907739 2024-09-08T07:53:50.560968 2023-09-08T09:57:01.321312 text/html text/html 909922 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 339447 2006-06-05T15:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408606 2024-09-08T07:54:00.299979 application/epub+zip 422395 2024-09-08T07:53:52.325959 application/epub+zip 422395 2024-09-08T07:53:51.305048 application/epub+zip 744081 2024-09-08T07:54:06.785893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720121 2024-09-08T07:53:59.536949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720368 2022-09-09T04:13:15.886718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887684 887597 2024-09-08T07:53:49.209040 2023-09-08T09:57:00.167313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 887559 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 335501 2006-06-05T15:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887551 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335478 2006-06-05T15:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21626 2024-09-08T07:54:06.930913 application/rdf+xml 17227 2024-09-08T07:53:51.677958 image/jpeg 3907 2024-09-08T07:53:51.490965 image/jpeg 402979 2024-09-08T07:53:50.643009 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