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Title: Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
Note: Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Summary: "Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the late 18th century. The book delves into themes of moral constitution, human nature, and the psyche's depths, centered around the extraordinary experiences of the Wieland family, particularly focusing on the mysterious events surrounding the principal character, Wieland. The opening of the novel sets a stark and foreboding tone, as a narrative is introduced through the reflections of a character addressing her friends about her family's tragic sorrows and the extraordinary events they have endured. This prologue hints at themes of deception, moral duty, and the psychological turmoil faced by the main character. It unveils an ancestral background steeped in tragedy, detailing how great expectations have been thwarted by events that challenge the boundaries of the supernatural and human experience. The reader is drawn into the personal and familial struggles marked by mysterious occurrences, laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in psychological complexity and moral inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810
EBook No.: 792
Published: Jan 1, 1997
Downloads: 1083
Language: English
Subject: Horror tales
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Epistolary fiction
Subject: Gothic fiction
Subject: Combustion, Spontaneous -- Fiction
Subject: Religious fanaticism -- Fiction
Subject: Siblings -- Fiction
Subject: Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
Subject: Radicals -- Fiction
Subject: Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
Note: Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Summary: "Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the late 18th century. The book delves into themes of moral constitution, human nature, and the psyche's depths, centered around the extraordinary experiences of the Wieland family, particularly focusing on the mysterious events surrounding the principal character, Wieland. The opening of the novel sets a stark and foreboding tone, as a narrative is introduced through the reflections of a character addressing her friends about her family's tragic sorrows and the extraordinary events they have endured. This prologue hints at themes of deception, moral duty, and the psychological turmoil faced by the main character. It unveils an ancestral background steeped in tragedy, detailing how great expectations have been thwarted by events that challenge the boundaries of the supernatural and human experience. The reader is drawn into the personal and familial struggles marked by mysterious occurrences, laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in psychological complexity and moral inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810
EBook No.: 792
Published: Jan 1, 1997
Downloads: 1083
Language: English
Subject: Horror tales
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Epistolary fiction
Subject: Gothic fiction
Subject: Combustion, Spontaneous -- Fiction
Subject: Religious fanaticism -- Fiction
Subject: Siblings -- Fiction
Subject: Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
Subject: Radicals -- Fiction
Subject: Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.