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Public-domain author profile for Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810). Catalogue metadata imported through Gutendex from Project Gutenberg.
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"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.) Subjects: Delaware Indians -- Fiction; Dementia -- Fiction; Epistolary fiction; Horror tales; Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Sleepwalking -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #8223, imported through Gutendex.
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"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.) Subjects: Delaware Indians -- Fiction; Dementia -- Fiction; Epistolary fiction; Horror tales; Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Sleepwalking -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #8223, imported through Gutendex.
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