Selections From Godwin's Caleb Williams - Godwin, William; Colman, George
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Selections From Godwin's Caleb Williams is a book that contains excerpts from William Godwin's novel Caleb Williams. The novel tells the story of a young man named Caleb Williams who becomes the servant of a wealthy landowner named Ferdinando Falkland. Caleb discovers that Falkland has committed a terrible crime and tries to expose him, but Falkland uses his power and influence to ruin Caleb's life.The book focuses on the character of Sir Edward Mortimer, who seeks revenge against Falkland for a past wrong. The selections provide a brief history of Mortimer's desire for revenge and his…mehr

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Selections From Godwin's Caleb Williams is a book that contains excerpts from William Godwin's novel Caleb Williams. The novel tells the story of a young man named Caleb Williams who becomes the servant of a wealthy landowner named Ferdinando Falkland. Caleb discovers that Falkland has committed a terrible crime and tries to expose him, but Falkland uses his power and influence to ruin Caleb's life.The book focuses on the character of Sir Edward Mortimer, who seeks revenge against Falkland for a past wrong. The selections provide a brief history of Mortimer's desire for revenge and his eventual plan to bring down Falkland. The book is a condensed version of Caleb Williams, offering readers a glimpse into Godwin's writing style and the themes of justice, power, and corruption that are present in the novel.First published in 1879, Selections From Godwin's Caleb Williams is a valuable resource for those interested in 18th-century literature and the works of William Godwin. It offers a concise introduction to Godwin's novel and provides readers with a deeper understanding of the characters and themes that make Caleb Williams a classic of English literature.To Serve As A Companion Story To Colman¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Iron Chest.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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William Godwin (1756 - 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political institutions and Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocratic privilege, but also is the first mystery novel. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. He wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, history and demography throughout his lifetime. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to write Frankenstein and marry the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, Godwin set up The Juvenile Library, allowing the family to write their own works for children (sometimes using noms de plume) and translate and publish many other books, some of enduring significance. Godwin has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture.