Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Charles Brockden Brown
"Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker" by Charles Brockden Brown is a Gothic novel published in 1799. Set in rural Pennsylvania, it follows Edgar Huntly as he investigates his friend's murder. When he discovers a servant sleepwalking near the crime scene, Huntly begins a dangerous pursuit through the wilderness. But Huntly harbors his own dark secret—he too is a sleepwalker. His nocturnal wanderings lead him to awaken in a pitch-black cave,
triggering a harrowing struggle for survival involving hostile encounters and shocking revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 |
|---|---|
| Title | Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker |
| Alternate Title | Edgar Huntley |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Huntly |
| Credits | Produced by Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Subject | Delaware Indians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Fiction |
| Subject | Epistolary fiction |
| Subject | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Wilderness areas -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dementia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sleepwalking -- Fiction |
| Subject | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 8223 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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