Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 342 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Edgar Huntley Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the early 19th century. It explores the themes of violence, sleepwalking, and the psychological turmoil faced by the protagonist as he grapples with personal tragedy and seeks out the truth behind a friend's murder. The story is centered around Clithero Edny, a character whose dark secret and conflicts drive the narrative forward into the wilderness of the American landscape. The opening of the novel introduces the narrator, who is in a state of confusion and emotional turmoil as he reflects on the tragic events surrounding the death of his friend, Waldegrave. He is compelled to document his experiences and investigate the circumstances of Waldegrave's murder, which makes its way into his thoughts even as he struggles for composure to tell his story. Soon after, the narrator encounters a mysterious, half-naked man digging at the site of his friend's death, who seems to undergo a profound emotional crisis. This man’s actions and his connection to Waldegrave pique the narrator's curiosity, setting him on a path of pursuit that intertwines with elements of suspense and psychological exploration. As the narrative unfolds, the themes of guilt, revenge, and the quest for understanding become apparent, laying the groundwork for the complexities that will emerge in this tale of haunting mystery and moral reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horror tales Delaware Indians -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young men -- Fiction Epistolary fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction Wilderness areas -- Fiction Dementia -- Fiction Sleepwalking -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction PS Text Native America Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 583067 582781 2024-10-04T06:27:44.596224 2023-10-04T06:32:23.477404 text/html text/html 581132 2015-02-10T20:09:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 214956 2015-02-10T20:14:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 307272 2024-10-04T06:27:54.876131 application/epub+zip 317554 2024-10-04T06:27:48.761191 application/epub+zip 290460 2024-10-04T06:27:46.915185 application/epub+zip 579014 2024-10-04T06:27:59.653119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546429 2024-10-04T06:27:53.911133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514101 2022-09-04T09:32:37.349772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571309 571278 2024-10-04T06:27:43.669196 2023-10-04T06:32:22.905421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 571464 2015-02-10T20:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213239 2015-02-10T20:14:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23129 2024-10-04T06:28:00.014117 application/rdf+xml 17152 2024-10-04T06:27:47.887167 image/jpeg 3931 2024-10-04T06:27:47.355172 image/jpeg 300222 2024-10-04T06:27:44.649215 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