Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Caleb Williams: Or Things As They AreISBN13:9781979689199ISBN10:1979689199Author:Godwin, William (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Caleb Williams Or Things As They Are By William Godwin Things As They Are; Or The Adventures Of Caleb Williams (Often Abbreviated To Caleb Williams) (1794) By William Godwin Is A Three-Volume Novel Written As A Call To End The Abuse Of Power By What Godwin Saw As A Tyrannical Government Intended As A Popularisation Of The Ideas Presented In His 1793 Treatise Political Justice Godwin Uses Caleb Williams To Show How Legal And Other Institutions Can And Do Destroy Individuals, Even When The People The Justice System Touches Are Innocent Of Any Crime This Reality, In Godwin's Mind, Was Therefore A Description Of Things As They Are The Original Manuscript Included A Preface That Was Removed From Publication, Because Its Content Alarmed Booksellers Of The Time The Reputation Of William Godwin As A Social Philosopher, And The Merits Of His Famous Novel, Caleb Williams, Have Been For More Than A Century The Subject Of Extreme Divergencies Of Judgment Among Critics The First Systematic Anarchist, As He Is Called By Professor Saintsbury, Aroused Bitter Contention With His Writings During His Own Lifetime, And His Opponents Have Remained So Prejudiced That Even The Staid Bibliographer Allibone, In His Dictionary Of English Literature, A Place Where One Would Think The Most Flagitious Author Safe From Animosity, Speaks Of Godwin's Private Life In Terms That Are Little Less Than Scurrilous Over Against This Persistent Acrimony May Be Put The Fine Eulogy Of Mr C Kegan Paul, His Biographer, To Represent The Favourable Judgment Of Our Own Time, Whilst I Will Venture To Quote One Remarkable Passage That Voices The Opinions Of Many Among Godwin's Most Eminent Contemporaries Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-11-12Weight:1.08 lbsDimensions:0.44'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:206Language:English
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Book Title: Caleb Williams : or Things As They Are
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Psychological
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 21.3 Oz
Author: William. Godwin
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Book Series: Classic William Godwin Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
