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Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown

Wieland

Charles Brockden Brown

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 26, 2012

A Classics pick for readers exploring Wieland.

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Who it’s for
An early American novel where rural suspense meets Gothic strangeness and religious fanaticism.
Themes
Religious fanaticism, Family murder
Genres
Gothic Romance, Horror, The Classics

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About this book

One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism.

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An early American novel where rural suspense meets Gothic strangeness and religious fanaticism.

Come here for

  • Suspense rooted in an actual family-murder case
  • Gothic devices, from ventriloquism to spontaneous combustion

Expect

  • A 1760s Pennsylvania setting
  • Sensational turns and an unsettling edge

Where it sits

Gothic Romance91%
Horror46%
The Classics28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Gothic Romance
Authors
Charles Brockden Brown
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
November 26, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Religious fanaticism · Family murder
Reading lane
Gothic Romance