Wieland
Автор:
Charles Brockden BrownЖанр:
Дата добавления:
2026-05-30Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
83
Description
Wieland, the first novel by Charles Brockden Brown, is set in the years following the French and Indian War on the Pennsylvania frontier. Clara Wieland recounts the experiences of her close-knit family on their secluded estate near Philadelphia, where, in the shadow of their father’s strange and unexplained death, they attempt to build a life shaped equally by religious devotion and Enlightenment rationalism. Their domestic tranquility begins to unravel when members of the household have unsettling encounters with disembodied voices. Following the arrival of Carwin, a wandering stranger with a mysterious origin and uncertain motives, the household’s descent into suspicion,...
