num_pages: 336
description: 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 spontaneouscombustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism. Also included is Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist , the unfinished sequel to Wieland , in which Brown considers power and manipulation while tracing Carwin's career as a disciple of the utopist Ludloe.
language: English
title: Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist
titlecomplete: Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist
genres: Fiction, Classics, Gothic, 18th Century, School, American, Horror, College, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1937
publisher: Oxford University Press