Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Brown, Charles Brockden (1771–1810).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker" by Charles Brockden Brown is a Gothic novel published in 1799. Set in rural Pennsylvania, it follows Edgar Huntly as he investigates his friend's murder. When he discovers a servant sleepwalking near the crime scene, Huntly begins a dangerous pursuit through the wilderness. But Huntly harbors his own dark secret—he too is a sleepwalker. His nocturnal wanderings lead him to awaken in a pitch-black cave, triggering a harrowing struggle for survival involving hostile encounters and shocking revelations.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
- Author credits: Brown, Charles Brockden (1771–1810)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Delaware Indians -- Fiction
- Dementia -- Fiction
- Epistolary fiction
- Horror tales
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Sleepwalking -- Fiction
- Wilderness areas -- Fiction
- Young men -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
- Native America
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