The Early American Novel: Charles Brockden Brown's Fictitious Historiography

From: Novel | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Setting aside therefore the circumstances, the conclusions, and peculiar disposition of the collateral incidents, together with every thing that concerns merely the embellishment of the work, which is entirely arbitrary, we declare that all the essential parts are as truly historical, and perhaps more to be depended upon, than any composition of a political writer of the best credit we can meet with.

Christoph Martin Wieland, The History of Agathon

"I know not. All is wildering conjecture."

Clara, from Wieland; or, the Transformation

Charles Brockden Brown's essay, "Walstein's School of ...

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