| Caleb Williams Contributor(s): Godwin, William (Author), Handwerk, Gary (Editor), Markley, A. A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1551112493 ISBN-13: 9781551112497 Publisher: Broadview Press Inc OUR PRICE: $22.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001268208 |
| Series: Broadview Literary Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Godwin was one of the most popular novelists of the Romantic era; P.B. Shelley praised him, Byron drew heavily on his narrative style, and Mary Shelley, Godwin's daughter, dedicated Frankenstein to him.Caleb Williams is the riveting account of a young man whose curiosity leads him to pry into a murder from the past. The first novel of crime and detection in English literature, Caleb Williams is also a powerful expose of the evils and inequities of the political and social system in 1790s Britain.In addition to the text itself, the editors have included an extensive selection of primary source materials from the period, ranging from Godwin's original manuscript ending and excerpts from his political writings to contemporary reviews, the political writings of Burke and Paine, and materials on criminals and the English prison system. |