Caleb Williams.
de Godwin, William
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London: Colburn and Bentley, 1831.. 16mo. 452 pp. Very Good, Full Leather Binding with Faux Gilding & Four Raised Bands Along Spine, Marbled End Papers and Edges of Text Block; staining, rubbing, minor red rot, & edge wear on covers; some staining of pages, shelf wear. Engraved title & FP. Volume Rebound. Provenance: John Ruyle.
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When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a secret. As he digs deeper into Falkland’s past and finally unearths the horrible truth, the results of his curiosity prove calamitous when—even though Caleb has loyally sworn never to disclose what he has discovered—the Squire enacts a cruel revenge. A tale of gripping suspense and psychological power, William Godwin’s novel creates a searing depiction of the intolerable persecution meted out to a good man in pursuit of justice and equality. Written to expose the political oppression and corrupt hierarchies its author saw in the world around him, Caleb Williams makes a radical call to end the tyrannical misuses of power. Revised introduction examines Godwin's background of religious dissent, the literary and political climate of his times, and his belief in "philosophical anarchism" Includes a chronology, updated further reading, appendices, and notes
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- Caleb Williams.
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- Godwin, William
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- London: Colburn and Bentley, 1831.
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
