Project Gutenberg 1997-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 571 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "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.) en Horror tales Psychological fiction Epistolary fiction Gothic fiction Combustion, Spontaneous -- Fiction Religious fanaticism -- Fiction Siblings -- Fiction Fathers -- Death -- Fiction Radicals -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Best Books Ever Listings Gothic Fiction Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 568540 568549 2024-09-01T07:18:33.245747 2023-10-01T06:49:55.923963 text/html text/html 560347 2013-01-30T12:56:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 196277 2013-01-30T12:56:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 270634 2024-09-01T07:18:40.237691 application/epub+zip 281281 2024-09-01T07:18:34.952754 application/epub+zip 281281 2024-09-01T07:18:33.918752 application/epub+zip 561025 2024-09-01T07:18:44.609708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529098 2024-09-01T07:18:39.519746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485254 2022-09-01T08:10:24.489289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501541 501506 2024-09-01T07:18:32.510740 2023-10-01T06:49:55.259001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 501339 2008-08-07T18:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189576 2008-08-07T18:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21246 2024-09-01T07:18:44.744711 application/rdf+xml 22901 2024-09-01T07:18:34.292752 image/jpeg 4859 2024-09-01T07:18:34.096730 image/jpeg 266344 2024-09-01T07:18:33.294824 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