Caleb Williams
By: William Godwin ; edited by Gary Handwerk & A.A. Markley.
Contributors: Handwerk, Gary J., 1954-; Markley, A. A.
Series: Broadview literary texts
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Peterborough, Ont; Orchard Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 573
Subjects: Godwin, William, 1756-1836; Executions and executioners -- Fiction; Master and servant -- Fiction; False imprisonment -- Fiction; Young men -- Fiction; Murderers -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Caleb Williams is the riveting account of a young man whose curiosity leads him to pry into a murder from the past. The first novel of crime and detection in English literature, Caleb Williams is also a powerful expose of the evils and inequities of the political and social system in 1790s Britain.".

"In addition to the text itself, the editor's have included an extensive selection of primary source materials from the period, ranging from Godwin's original manuscript ending and excerpts from his political writings to contemporary reviews, the political writings of Burke and Paine, and materials on criminals and the English prison system."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 569-573).
Originally published as: Things as they are, or, The adventures of Caleb Williams.
"In addition to the text itself, the editors have included an extensive selection of primary source materials from the period"--P. [4] of cover.