Wieland

<p><b><i>Wieland<i/> (1798) is a novel by American author Charles Brockden Brown. Considered the first American Gothic novel this a story of psychological horror and occult mystery based on the real-life James Yates Murders.<b/> <p/><p>The novel follows the Wieland family whose father immigrated to the American colonies prior to the Revolutionary War in order to found a fanatical religious sect. Following his mysterious death his children attempt to build normal prosperous lives-Theodore marries his sister's childhood friend Catharine Pleyel and together they have four children while Clara begins to imagine a life with Henry Catharine's brother. After several years however they begin to hear voices compelling them to do bizarre and terrible things. Amidst this inexplicable terror a man named Carwin-who has the gift of multiple voices-appears changing their lives forever. <i>Wieland<i/> by Charles Brockden Brown is a masterpiece of horror and Gothic fiction with emotional depth and psychological intensity and remains a landmark work of American literature. <p/><p>With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Charles Brockden Brown's <i>Wieland<i/> is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers. <p/>