| Caleb Williams Or Things As They Are Contributor(s): Abreu, Yordi (Editor), Godwin, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1530975980 ISBN-13: 9781530975983 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.73 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government. Intended as a popularisation of the ideas presented in his 1793 treatise Political Justice Godwin uses Caleb Williams to show how legal and other institutions can and do destroy individuals, even when the people the justice system touches are innocent of any crime. This reality, in Godwin's mind, was therefore a description of "things as they are." The original manuscript included a preface that was removed from publication, because its content alarmed booksellers of the time. |