Description
A young woman’s carefully kept letters draw the reader into a chilling chain of events at the edge of the Wieland estate, where uncanny voices and unsettling “messages” begin to fracture the boundaries between faith, reason, and reality. As Clara Wieland recounts what she witnesses—and what she cannot explain—her brother’s household is pulled toward catastrophe, raising urgent questions about belief, persuasion, and the terrifying power of the unseen. Blending sensational Gothic suspense with the moral and political tensions of its era, the novel explores how religious controversy and ideological conviction can be weaponized, especially when fear replaces judgment. Charles Brockden Brown’s pioneering, intensely psychological style helped define early American Gothic fiction, making this an enduring study of transformation—of minds, families, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive the impossible.
Available Editions
paperback
Kent State University Press
Published Jan 1, 1978
310 pages
ISBN: 9780873382205
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Details
First Published
1798
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown.