Wieland
Charles Brockden Brown
Wieland (1798) is an early American novel set in 1760s Pennsylvania. Based on a real case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the story is imbued with suspense and intrigue, adopting Gothic devices such as ventriloquism and spontaneous combustion. The satanic interloper Carwin exercises his power over the narrator, Clara Wieland, wreaking havoc over the Wieland family with disastrous consequences. A central theme in the novel is the issue of the values that formed the basis of a new democratic and republican America.
Author - Charles Brockden Brown.
Narrator - Charles Brockden Brown.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Wieland (1798) is an early American novel set in 1760s Pennsylvania. Based on a real case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the story is imbued with suspense and intrigue, adopting Gothic devices such as ventriloquism and spontaneous combustion. The satanic interloper Carwin exercises his power over the narrator, Clara Wieland, wreaking havoc over the Wieland family with disastrous consequences. A central theme in the novel is the issue of the values that formed the basis of a new democratic and republican America. Author - Charles Brockden Brown. Narrator - Charles Brockden Brown. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:27
Chapter 2
Duration:00:22:17
Chapter 3
Duration:00:15:24
Chapter 4
Duration:00:15:08
Chapter 5
Duration:00:28:24
Chapter 6
Duration:00:32:14
Chapter 7
Duration:00:32:01
Chapter 8
Duration:00:25:11
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:32
Chapter 10
Duration:00:39:53
Chapter 11
Duration:00:22:54
Chapter 12
Duration:00:28:49
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter 14
Duration:00:18:56
Chapter 15
Duration:00:25:32
Chapter 16
Duration:00:19:43
Chapter 17
Duration:00:19:41
Chapter 18
Duration:00:17:24
Chapter 19
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 20
Duration:00:26:23
Chapter 21
Duration:00:20:50
Chapter 22
Duration:00:24:23
Chapter 23
Duration:00:31:40
Chapter 24
Duration:00:24:39
Chapter 25
Duration:00:15:38
Chapter 26
Duration:00:22:19
Chapter 27
Duration:00:13:11
Chapter 28
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