Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown
"Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel published in 1799. This influential work of American Gothic literature follows a young man who arrives in Philadelphia penniless and becomes entangled with a thief and forger. Set against the backdrop of the city's devastating yellow fever epidemic, the story unfolds as Arthur recounts his past to clear his name. The novel blurs the line between hero
and villain, exploring moral ambiguity and psychological complexity in early America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 |
|---|---|
| Title | Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mervyn |
| Credits |
Produced by Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Fiction |
| Subject | Murderers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Yellow fever -- Fiction |
| Subject | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 18508 |
| Release Date | Jun 5, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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