Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown
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"Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel published in 1798. Often considered the first American Gothic novel, it follows Clara Wieland and her family as they experience mysterious disembodied voices that lead to devastating consequences. When a strange visitor named Carwin arrives with the ability to throw his voice, the line between supernatural phenomena and human deception blurs fatally. Religious fanaticism collides with rationality as
Clara struggles to understand the horrifying events that destroy her once-peaceful family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 |
|---|---|
| Title | Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieland_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.3 (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 | Epistolary fiction |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Combustion, Spontaneous -- Fiction |
| Subject | Religious fanaticism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fathers -- Death -- Fiction |
| Subject | Radicals -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 792 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Last Update | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1528 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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