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Charles Brockden Brown was an American novelist known for his Gothic novels and realistic works. His writings often explored moral and religious issues, reflecting the social conditions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Famous Charles Brockden Brown Quotes

“Why should you waste your time in idleness, and torment yourself with unprofitable wishes? Books are at hand; books from which most sciences and languages can be learned. Read, analyse, digest; collect facts, and investigate theories: ascertain the dictates of reason, and supply yourself with the inclination and the power to adhere to them.”

Wisdom Educate Knowlege Charles Brockden Brown Carwin The Biloquist

Book:Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

Source: Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

“To know a man's favourite or most constant studies cannot fail of letting in some little light upon his secret thoughts.”

Charles Brockden Brown Carwin The Biloquist

Book:Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

Source: Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

“We become fondly attached to objects and pursuits, frequently for no conceivable reason but the pain and trouble they cost us. In proportion to the danger in which they involve us do we cherish them. Our darling potion is the poison that scorches our vitals.”

Charles Brockden Brown Carwin The Biloquist

Book:Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

Source: Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume III

About the Author

Born: January 17, 1771
Died: February 22, 1810
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 13

Books & Sources

Carwin the Biloquist and Other American Tales and Pieces; Volume IIIRelated source material

Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the BiloquistRelated source material

Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a SleepwalkerRelated source material

Somnambulism and other storiesRelated source material

Wieland, Or, The TransformationRelated source material

Wieland, or, The transformation: an American taleRelated source material

Wieland; Or the Transformation and Memoirs of Carwin, the BiloquistRelated source material

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