Ormond; or, the Secret Witness
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$75.34
- Paperback
488 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2009
Summary
Brown’s Ormond, set in Philadelphia after the American Revolution, confronts popular societal debates of the period, including women’s education and marriage, and focuses on a young woman, Constantia, who struggles in the midst of family financial ruin and a yellow fever epidemic. Similar to Brown’s other novels like Wieland, Edgar Huntly, and Arthur Mervyn, Ormond is often considered a gothic novel because it explores themes such as murder, disease, and sensationalized romance.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781603841252 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1603841253 |
| Series: | Hackett Classics |
| Author: | Charles Brockden Brown, Philip Barnard, Stephen Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Imprint: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 488 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 624g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 230mm |
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Critics Review
Philip Barnard and Stephen Shapiro have produced an awesome edition of Brown’s Ormond by providing copious explanatory notes and helpful documentation of the essential historical context of feminist, radical, egalitarian, and abolitionist expression. Oh, ye patriots, read it and learn! –Peter Linebaugh, University of Toledo
About The Author
Charles Brockden Brown
Philip Barnard is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Kansas.
Stephen Shapiro is Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick.
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