Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale

Charles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810) is commonly regarded as the United States' earliest professional novelist. Born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Brown used his novels to portray the tumultuous political and social realities of his time. Brown's acumen for tapping into the fears and anxieties of post-revolutionary America established him as a forerunner of America...