Ormond; or, the Secret Witness

Introduction

Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness is a 1799 political and social novel by American writer Charles Brockden Brown. The novel focuses on the ways in which individuals change in reaction to their social environments.[1] The novel follows a female protagonist Constantia and her relationship with the mysterious Ormond.[2] The novel thoroughly explores Republicanism in the United States and the republican values common to the early American nation.[3]

References
  1. ↑ Charles Brockden Brown (2009) [1799]. Philip Barnard; Stephen Shapiro (eds.). Ormond; or, the Secret Witness With Related Texts. Hachette Publishing. ISBN 9781603841252.
  2. ↑ Christophersen, Bill (1980-04-01). "Charles Brockden Brown's "Ormond": The Secret Witness as Ironic Motif". Modern Language Studies. 10 (2): 37–41. doi:10.2307/3194242. ISSN 0047-7729. JSTOR 3194242.
  3. ↑ Drexler, Michael J.; White, Ed (2009). "Secret Witness; or, the Fantasy Structure of Republicanism". Early American Literature. 44 (2): 333–363. doi:10.1353/eal.0.0066. ISSN 1534-147X.

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  • Volume Three at Project Gutenberg

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