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Edgar Huntly
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- Gutenberg ID
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- Title
- Edgar Huntly
- Language
- en
- Book source
- Global Grey
- Description max 80 words
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Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly blends Gothic mystery with the perils of the American frontier. This suspenseful tale follows a young man's desperate pursuit of a murderer while navigating psychological tension, Indian hostility, and the dangers of the wild wilderness.
- Summary up to 500 words
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Charles Brockden Brown's *Edgar Huntly* (1799) presents a harrowing narrative of survival, grief, and the psychological fraying of sanity on the American frontier. The story is framed by the narrator, Edgar Huntly, who recounts the tragic death of his friend Waldegrave and his obsessive quest for the murderer. Huntly's journey transports the reader from the civilized coast to the untamed interior, a landscape defined by savage tribes, treacherous terrain, and supernatural-seeming phenomena. Central to the plot is Huntly's relationship with Clithero, a former servant of a murdered woman who believes he killed her. Huntly must convince Clithero that his beloved, Euphemia Lorimer, is alive. This revelation sends the unstable man on a frantic, dangerous chase, intertwining Huntly's physical survival against nature and enemies with a deep psychological exploration of vengeance and the thin line between sanity and madness. Through letters and first-person accounts, the text reveals the social prejudices of the era, the isolation of the frontier, and the enduring human capacity for both cruelty and compassion. The narrative culminates in a dramatic resolution where Clithero, driven mad by his delusion, attempts to flee to New York to confront the living woman. Huntly's intervention leads to Clithero's capture and eventual suicide by drowning, ending the cycle of violence and leaving the survivors to grapple with the aftermath of their traumatic experiences.
- LLM editorial rating
- 4.2/5
- Download URL
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Authors
- Charles Brockden Brown
Classification
Categories
- Fiction
- Gothic Fiction
- Psychological fiction