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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: 1080

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.

urn:gutenberg:792:2 1997-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Brown, Charles Brockden en 1
2024-11-05T13:43:13Z Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale

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: 1080

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.

urn:gutenberg:792:3 1997-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Brown, Charles Brockden en 1