| Ormond - Or, The Secret Witness Contributor(s): Brown, Charles Brockden (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409765474 ISBN-13: 9781409765479 Publisher: Maurois Press OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 410 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This classic volume contains two novels by Charles Brockden Brown: Ormond - Or, The Secret Witness and Clara - Or, The Enthusiasm Of Love . Ormond is the story of the fall into poverty of the Dudley family. After a trusted employee embezzles large sums of money and leaves them with an impossible debt, the Dudley family are forced to move to Philadelphia, where they endure the demise of their mother, a disastrous epidemic, and the travails of winter. That is, until Ormond comes into their lives. Charles Brockden Brown (1771 1810) an American historian and novelist, widely considered by scholars to be one of the greatest American novelists. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author." |