Skip to content

Wieland; or, The Transformation

Wieland; or, The Transformation Glued binding - 1973

by Charles Brockden Brown

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback

Description

Previous owner's name written inside front cover, along with the previous store's stamp. Interior pages are clean, firm and unmarked. The front cover shows early signs of separation along the lower spine, but is intact.
Used - Good
NZ$13.29
NZ$6.86 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from BooksGalore (Missouri, United States)

Details

  • Title Wieland; or, The Transformation
  • Author Charles Brockden Brown
  • Binding Glued binding
  • Edition Revised
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 276
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1973
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BX74-HCST-OO-1.96
  • ISBN 9780385031004 / 0385031009
  • Weight 10 lbs (4.54 kg)
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Horror fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89027688
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.2

About BooksGalore Missouri, United States

Biblio member since 2019
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Books Galore is a privately owned business operated by a passionate book lover. The business specializes in Literature and Literary Criticism, Biographies, History, and Political Science, but also includes First Editions of Best Selling novels and, increasingly, rare out-of-print books for the collector. As a rule, Books Galore does NOT sell ex-library books, unless there is a special reason for doing so.

Terms of Sale: 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from BooksGalore

Summary

Wieland, named by his father after a German nickname for the devil, inherits both his father's estate and religious susceptibility. His idyllic rural life is disrupted when he falls prey to the ventriloquist Carwin, who convinces Wieland that a divine voice is commanding him to slaughter his family. He is tried for the murders of his wife and children, for which he expresses no remorse. He later escapes prison in an attempt to kill his sister Clara, who narrates the story. Clara and Carwin have an ambiguous relationship of attraction and repulsion.Brown's work was an important precursor to such Gothic masters as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley.

First line

I feel little reluctance in complying with your request.

Categories