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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
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