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Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker by Charles Brockden Brown

Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker

Charles Brockden Brown

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 1, 2012

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Who it’s for
An early American Gothic novel with suspense shaped by the unsettled temper of a new nation.
Themes
Postrevolutionary U.S. society, Postrevolutionary U.S. politics, American Gothic
Genres
Gothic Romance, The Classics, Horror

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About this book

One of the first American Gothic novels, Edgar Huntly mirrors the social and political temperaments of the postrevolutionary United States.

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An early American Gothic novel with suspense shaped by the unsettled temper of a new nation.

Come here for

  • Gothic atmosphere and early American literature
  • Suspense with a postrevolutionary political edge

Expect

  • A novel reflecting its era’s social and political temperaments

Where it sits

Gothic Romance91%
Horror41%
The Classics37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Gothic Romance
Authors
Charles Brockden Brown
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
November 1, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Postrevolutionary U.S. society · Postrevolutionary U.S. politics · American Gothic
Reading lane
Gothic Romance