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Brown's first published novel, Wieland; or, The Transformation. An American Tale, appeared in September 1798. It is still recognized as the first important novel written by an American, and it is certainly his most famous and his best ...
Brown's first published novel, Wieland; or, The Transformation. An American Tale, appeared in September 1798. It is still recognized as the first important novel written by an American, and it is certainly his most famous and his best ...
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Wieland admits to a fundamental belief in religious truth and the operation of the supernatural in human affairs. ... One night, when returning to the temple to retrieve a letter, Wieland hears what seems to be his wife's voice, ...
Wieland admits to a fundamental belief in religious truth and the operation of the supernatural in human affairs. ... One night, when returning to the temple to retrieve a letter, Wieland hears what seems to be his wife's voice, ...
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Although there is enough information about Carwin in Wieland itself to enable the reader to formulate an interpretation of his character and his relationship to the overall meaning of the book, the Carwin fragment is useful, ...
Although there is enough information about Carwin in Wieland itself to enable the reader to formulate an interpretation of his character and his relationship to the overall meaning of the book, the Carwin fragment is useful, ...
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis supplement, the latest addition to the well-known "American Writers'' series, includes 29 authors. All except Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century orator and writer, are 20th-century poets ... Read full review
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| Title | American writers: a collection of literary biographies. Jane Addams to Sidney Lanier |
| Editor | Leonard Unger |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's sons, 1979 |
| ISBN | 0684157977, 9780684157979 |
| Length | 373 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / American / General |
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