Wieland

Charles Brockden Brown

ଅଗଷ୍ଟ 2022 · Naxos of America, Inc. · Laurel Lefkow ଦ୍ଵାରା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରାଯାଇଛି

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Wieland (1798) is an early American novel set in 1760s Pennsylvania. Based on a real case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the story is imbued with suspense and intrigue, adopting Gothic devices such as ventriloquism and spontaneous combustion. The satanic interloper Carwin exercises his power over the narrator, Clara Wieland, wreaking havoc over the Wieland family with disastrous consequences. A central theme in the novel is the issue of the values that formed the basis of a new democratic and republican America.

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Laurel Lefkow is an award-winning actress and voiceover artist. She has appeared in Spooks, The Honourable Woman and You, Me and the Apocalypse on television. She is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4 and recently played Mary Ann in Tales of the City. She has won awards for her audiobook recordings, and has read Sister Carrie and The Age of Innocence, among others, for Naxos AudioBooks.