Edgar Huntly: Or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker by Charles Brockden Brown, David Stineback

Edgar Huntly: Or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker

Charles Brockden Brown, David Stineback

262 pages • first pub 1799 (editions)

fiction classics challenging slow-paced
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Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, written in 1799, is the most ambitious work by America's first important novelist. Not only a complex and challenging novel in its own right, it distinctively foreshadows the concern with depth psychology in ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 197 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
adventurous 70%
challenging 70%
mysterious 70%
tense 30%
reflective 20%
emotional 10%
funny 10%
sad 10%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Plot: 22% | Character: 22%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 70% | No: 30%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

2.8

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