Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist by Charles Brockden Brown, Jay Fliegelman (Editor, Introduction); 1798/1991. Softcover. (Penguin Classics) (CO)

Two powerful classics that examine the psychological, social and political concerns of the early American Republic

A terrifying account of the fallibility of the human mind and, by extension, of democracy itself, Wieland brilliantly reflects the psychological, social, and political concerns of the early American republic. In the fragmentary sequel, Memoirs, Brown explores Carwin’s bizarre history as a manipulated disciple of the charismatic utopian Ludloe.

Wieland was first published in 1798. Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist was first published in serial form 1803-1805