One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism.
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC (November 26, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 230 pages
File size: 385 KB
Protection: DRM
Language: English