Charles Brockden Brown
Born: 01-01-1771
Charles Brockden Brown was an influential American novelist, often regarded as the first professional writer in the United States. Born in 1771, he is best known for his Gothic novels including "Wieland" and "Arthur Mervyn," which explore themes of psychological horror and social issues. As a key figure in early American literature, Brown's work laid the groundwork for the development of the American novel and the Gothic genre.
Book summaries for books written by Charles Brockden Brown
Quotes
The consciousness of innocence is the surest support under calamity.
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life.
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
We are all fools in one way or another, and the trick is to be none in the way that will ruin us.
We are born with two incurable diseases, life, from which we die, and hope, which says maybe death isn't the end.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.