These two novels tell the story of the arrival and affect of the mysterious Carwin on a small Pennsylvanian community prior to the American Revolution

Product Description: One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism...read more

The Gothic novel of the demonic possession of a farm boy is accompanied by a six other tales.

Product Description: ""This is a very intelligent novel; its examination of the nature of belief and faith (and deception) is as insightful and well reasoned as some book-length nonfiction treatments of the same subjects. Add to that a rich and fascinating setting, a solid mystery, and a few surprises, and you have a novel that will capture the interest of anyone who picks it up...read more