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Audiobooks by Charles Brockden Brown
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Set during the epic Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793, Charles Brockden Brown's classic gothic novel Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 connects the outbreak with the upheavals of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of Atlantic slavery."
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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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Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist follows the life of a young man by the name of Carwin as he realizes his biloquial, ventriloquist talents. Carwin develops this ability to perfection, being able to manipulate his own voice to sound like any person he wants. Carwin is the sequel to Brown's previous work, Wieland; or the Transformation, because Brown wrote it five years afterwards; however, the events in Carwin occur prior to the plot established in Wieland."
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Murder, mystery, and madness converge in Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland, one of the earliest and most haunting American gothic novels. First published in 1798, this unsettling tale blends supernatural intrigue with psychological terror, cementing Brown’s place as a pioneer of American literature.
The story follows Clara Wieland and her brother, Theodore, whose family is marked by tragedy and obsession. Strange voices echo in the night, urging Theodore toward terrible deeds. As reason falters and superstition rises, the siblings become entangled in a web of deception, fanaticism, and inexplicable horrors. The line between divine command and human delusion blurs, leading to a shocking conclusion that questions the very nature of truth and sanity.
Brown weaves gothic suspense with distinctly American anxieties—religious fanaticism, the fragility of reason, and the dangers of unchecked passion. The novel’s atmosphere of dread and ambiguity makes it both a gripping thriller and a profound exploration of the human mind under pressure.
Chilling, thought-provoking, and deeply influential, Wieland remains a cornerstone of gothic fiction, a story that continues to unsettle readers with its portrait of belief gone horribly astray."
"'Arthur Mervyn' is a novel written by Charles Brockden Brown, published in 1799. It stands as one of Brown's more popular works, characterized by his dark, gothic style and subject matter. This novel is recognized as one of the most influential pieces of American and Philadelphia Gothic literature"
"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."
"Arthur Mervyn is the story of a young man from the country who arrives in a city stricken with Yellow Fever. He soon comes down with the illness and is rescued by a kindly doctor. Arthur tells the doctor and his wife the story of his life, thereby gaining the doctor's confidence and good will. However, others familiar with Arthur tell another tale, and the doctor's as well as the reader's confidence in Arthur is shaken. Brown, who himself contracted Yellow Fever during an outbreak in New York City, vividly describes the horrors of the disease and its effects on an early American city. (Summary by Margaret)"
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