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Beschreibung
When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a terrible secret. But as he digs deeper into Falkland's past and finally unearths the guilty truth the results of his curiosity prove calamitous when - even though Caleb has loyally sworn never to disclose what he has discovered - the Squire enacts a cruel revenge. A tale of gripping suspense and psychological power William Godwin's novel creates a searing depiction of the intolerable persecution meted out to a good man in pursuit of justice and equality. Written to expose the political oppression and corrupt hierarchies its author saw in the world around him Caleb Williams (1794) makes a radical call to end the tyrannical misuses of power.
When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a terrible secret. But as he digs deeper into Falkland's past and finally unearths the guilty truth the results of his curiosity prove calamitous when - even though Caleb has loyally sworn never to disclose what he has discovered - the Squire enacts a cruel revenge. A tale of gripping suspense and psychological power William Godwin's novel creates a searing depiction of the intolerable persecution meted out to a good man in pursuit of justice and equality. Written to expose the political oppression and corrupt hierarchies its author saw in the world around him Caleb Williams (1794) makes a radical call to end the tyrannical misuses of power.
Über den Autor
William Godwin (1756–1836), radical philospher and novelist, was an important figure in the transition from Enlightenment thinking to Romanticism during the early nineteenth century. He married Mary Wollstonecraft, who died shortly after giving birth to their daughter, the novelist Mary Shelley.

Maurice Hindle edited Frankenstein and Dracula for Penguin Classics and teaches at the Open University.

Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780141441238
ISBN-10: 0141441232
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Godwin, William
Redaktion: Hindle, Maurice
Hersteller: Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: William Godwin
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.08.2005
Gewicht: 0,533 kg
Artikel-ID: 102439852